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Chocolate: Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake

Source of Recipe

www.ichef.com


List of Ingredients

1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted

FILLING:
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons amaretto

TOPPING:
2 cups sour cream
2 tablespoons sugar


Recipe

BASE: Combine crumbs, pecans, granulated sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 325ºF, 10 minutes. BODY: Combine cream cheese and brown sugar, mixing at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in chocolate and liqueur; pour over crust. Bake at 325ºF, 35 minutes.

TOPPING: Increase oven temperature to 425ºF. Combine sour cream and granulated sugar; carefully spread over cheesecake. Bake at 425ºF, 10 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Garnish with chocolate leaves, if desired.