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Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake




Source of Recipe


Kitty Green


List of Ingredients




1 1/4 cups crushed graham crackers crumbs
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup butter (2 ounces), melted
Filling
One 8 ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
Two 8 ounce packages neufchatel cheese, room temperature
4 eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup half & half
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
6 ounces high-quality semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted


Recipe



Crust:
To prepare crust, mix all ingredients in a bowl; press mixture into bottom and up slightly on the sides of a 10 inch spring form pan. This crust is not baked beforehand.

Cheesecake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
Place cream cheese and neufchatel in a large bowl and beat until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix well.
Beat in half & half, then beat in the sugar. (Optional vanilla goes in at this point.)
Pour one third of the filling into another bowl; add melted chocolate and blend in well.
Pour one half of the plain cheese mixture over crust.
Top with chocolate/cheese mixture; then pour over the remaining cheese mixture.

Carefully swirl mixture together with a knife, making sure not to touch the graham cracker crust with the knife.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until center is firm.

Let cool completely in pan on cooling rack, then transfer to refrigerator. Chill several hours or overnight.

When ready to serve, run a sharp knife around side of cake to release pan. Transfer to platter and decorate with chocolate shavings or melt Dove ® milk chocolate candy and carefully spread only the outer top edges with the mixture, then add chocolate covered Heath ® pieces while the Dove ® chocolate is still melted; it will help the candies stick....
(Or, you place large, curled shavings of best-quality bittersweet chocolate around the edge of cake as the topping.)

Decorate the cheesecake after taking the spring form sides off. Keep the cheesecake on the round part of the pan and place it on a pretty plate large enough to accommodate the 10" pan.