Chocolate Cheese Cake

Crust:

2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs

5 tbs melted butter

Filling:

Three 8 oz pkg cream cheese at room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

5 large eggs

2 oz (2 squares) semisweet chocolate, melted

Frosting:

6 oz (6 squares) semisweet chocolate, melted

1/2 cup sour cream

To prepare crust, in a medium bowl, mix together chocolate crumbs and melted butter until well blended. Press into a 9 inch springform pan. Preheat over to 300F. To prepare filling, in a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar and eggs at medium speed until smooth and fluffy. Spoon half of cream cheese mixture into crust. Stir chocolate into remaining cream cheese mixture until well blended. Drizzle over batter in crust to make swirls. Bake cheesecake for 50 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack. Cool completely. Transfer cheesecake to serving plate. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for two hours.

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