Velvet Chocolate Cheesecake |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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THis cheesecake is DELICIOUS! Ingredients:
30 real chocolate chip cookies, divided( use chips ahoy cookies) |
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) margarine or butter, melted |
1-1/3 cups sugar, divided |
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened |
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
2 eggs |
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla, divided |
1 cup sour cream |
Directions:
1. CRUSH 20 cookies. Mix cookie crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of 8-inch springform pan. Stand remaining cookies around side of pan; set aside.
2. RESERVE 2 Tbsp. sugar. Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy; beat in remaining sugar, cocoa, eggs and 1 tsp. vanilla until fluffy. Pour into prepared crust. Cover tops of cookies with band of aluminum foil before baking to avoid overbrowning.
3. BAKE at 375°F for 50 minutes or until cheesecake is puffed and toothpick inserted 1/2-inch from edge comes out clean; remove from oven.
4. BLEND reserved sugar, sour cream and remaining vanilla; spread evenly over cheesecake. Return to oven; bake 10 minutes more. Cool completely at room temperature. Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. Remove side of pan. Garnish with whipped topping and maraschino cherries, if desired.
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