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Chocolate: Cocoa Cheesecake

Source of Recipe

Hershey Kitchens


List of Ingredients

16 oz Cream cheese softened
3/4 c Sugar plus...2 tb Sugar (divided)
1/2 c Hershey's Cocoa
2 ts Vanilla extract divided
2 Eggs
1 c Dairy sour cream
Graham Crust -(recipe follows)
Fresh fruit, sliced


Recipe

Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, cocoa and 1 teaspoon vanilla until well blended. Add eggs; blend well. Pour batter into prepared Graham Crust. Bake 20 minutes. Remove from oven; cool 15 minutes.

Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. In small bowl, stir together sour cream, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth; spread evenly over top of cheesecake Bake 10 minutes; remove from oven. Loosen cheesecake from side of pan; cool to room temperature. Refrigerate several hours or overnight; remove side of pan. Garnish with fresh fruit. Cover; refrigerate leftover cheesecake. 10 to 12 servings.

Graham Crust: In bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine. Press mixture onto bottom and halfway up side of 9-inch springform pan.

Variation: Chocolate Lover's Cheesecake: Prepare batter as directed above; stir 1 cup Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips into batter before pouring into crust. Bake and serve as directed.