Melted Chocolate Top Cheesecake

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 chocolate crumb crust (8 or 9 inch)
• 2 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over water; let stand for 1 minute.
• 2 heat gelatin; stir until dissolved.
• 3 remove from the heat; cool slightly.
• 4 in a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• 5 gradually beat in cream, vanilla and gelatin mixture until smooth.
• 6 pour into crust.
• 7 in a microwave, melt chocolate chips and butter; stir until smooth.
• 8 transfer to a heavy duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of bag.
• 9 pipe a circle of chocolate in center of cheesecake.
• 10 pipe evenly spaced thin circles about 1/2 inches apart over filling.
• 11 beginning with the center circle, pull a toothpick through circles toward the outer edge.
• 12 wipe toothpick clean.
• 13 repeat the pattern until the cake is lined with melted chocolate on top.
• 14 cover and refrigerate for 2 hours before cutting.
• 15 you can create a web look on top of cake.