This was my other dessert for our early Thanksgiving. It was my first try at baking a cheesecake and easier than I expected! If you can bake a cake from scratch, you can bake a cheesecake!
Chocolate Cheesecake
Source: Hershey's
Crust
1 C chocolate wafer crumbs
1/2 stick butter
Cheesecake
3 packages of cream cheese, softened
8 oz sour cream
1 1/4 C sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 C cocoa
2 T all-purpose flour
3 eggs
Drizzle
1/2 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tsp shortening
For Crust...
Combine crumbs and melted butter. Press into bottom of 9" springform pan.
For Cheesecake...
Heat oven to 450.
Beat cream cheese and sugar until blended. Add sour cream and vanilla. Beat until blended. Beat in cocoa and flour. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat until blended. Pour into crust.
Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temp to 250. Continue baking for 40 minutes. Remove from oven and place on wire rack. With knife, loosen sides from pan. Cool completely. Remove from pan. Drizzle chocolate over top and refrigerate 4 to 6 hours.
Chocolate Drizzle...
Place chips and shortening in a small bowl. Microwave on high 30 seconds. If necessary, microwave at high an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating.
