chocolate cheesecake i

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• prepare crumb crust by combining cracker or wafer crumbs, butter or margarine, and 2 tablespoons sugar. press mixture into bottom and 2 inches up sides of a 9 inch springform pan. refrigerate.
• melt chocolate chips in top of a double boiler over hot water. set aside.
• beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in a large mixing bowl until smooth and creamy. blend in eggs. gradually pour in chocolate mixture beating on low speed until well-blended. add 1/2 cup sour cream, flour, vanilla. blend until smooth. pour into prepared crust.
• bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 55 - 60 minutes or until filling is firm. turn oven off. cool cheesecake 1 hour without opening door. cool completely. chill several hours or over night. garnish just before serving with sweetened sour cream made by combining 1 tablespoon sugar with 1/2 cup sour cream.