"Hershey'S"Triple Layer Cheesecake

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. 2
   Prepare Chocolate Crumb Crust:
3. 3
   Stir together 1-1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (about 45 wafers), 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1/4 cup Hershey's cocoa; stir in 1/3 cup melted unsalted butter.
4. 4
   Press mixture onto bottom and 1-1/2 inches up sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
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   Bake 8 minutes. Then cool.
6. 6
   Prepare Cheesecake:
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   Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until smooth.
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   Add eggs, sour cream, flour, vanilla and salt; beat until smooth.
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   Stir together 1-1/3 cups batter with melted butterscotch chips* in medium bowl.
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    *To melt chips: place chips in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) for 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred.*.
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    Pour butterscotch mixture into cooled crust.
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    Then in another bowl stir together 1-1/3 cups batter with melted chocolate chips*; pour over butterscotch layer.
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    Stir together remaining batter with melted white chips*; stir until smooth.
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    Pour over chocolate layer.
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    Bek 55-60 minutes or until center of cheesecake is almost set.
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    Remove from oven to wire rack.
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    With knife, immediately loosen cake from side of pan.
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    Cool to room temperature.
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    Prepare Triple Drizzle - Optional:
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    Place 1 Tablespoon Hershey's Butterscotch Chips with 1/2 teaspoon shortening only, in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 30-45 seconds; stir. If necessary microwave an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred.
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    Repeat procedure with the two other chips.
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    Drizzle Triple Drizzle, one flavor at a time, over top of cheesecake, if desired.
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    Refrigerate until cold, about 3 hours.
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    Cover; refrigerate, leftover cheesecake.