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Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake




Source of Recipe


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Recipe Link: http://recipecircus.com/recipes/CookingMonster/

List of Ingredients




18 chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
3 pkg. (8 oz. each) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
1/2 cup Breakstone's or Knudsen Sour Cream
1 pkg. (8 oz.) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
6 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted, slightly cooled
1/3 cup strained Red raspberry preserves
6 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
1/4 cup whipping cream


Recipe





Mix crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

Beat 3 packages cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Blend in sour cream; pour over crust.
Beat 1 package cream cheese and 6 squares melted chocolate with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add preserves; mix well. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of chocolate mixture over plain cream cheese mixture; do not swirl.

Bake at 325 F for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan.

Melt remaining chocolate and whipping cream on low heat, stirring until smooth. Spread over cooled cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Garnish with additional whipped cream, raspberries and fresh mint leaves.

Makes 12 servings