Creamy Chocolate Lace Cheesecake

By WheretheMagicHappens

Ingredients

• Crust
• 2 cups Chocolate Wafer Crumbs
• 1/2 cup Nuts, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup Butter, melted
• Filling
• 2 8-ounce Cream Cheese
• 3 Eggs
• 2/3 cup Sugar
• 12 oz Chocolate Chips, melted
• 1 cup Whipping Cream
• 2 tbsp Butter, melted
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• Topping
• 1 cup Sour Cream
• 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1/2 oz Chocolate, unsweetened square or squeeze tube

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 325. Butter Springform pan.

Crust:
In large bowl, blend crust ingredients and press into bottom and sides of pan. Refrigerate.

Filling:
In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add melted chocolate. Beat well. Add whipping cream, butter and vanilla; beat until smooth.

Pour into prepared pan.

Topping:
Mix sour cream, vanilla, sugar and chocolate. Pour over filling.

Bake for 55 to 65 minutes until set. Cool 5 minutes; remove pan. Cool completely.

Note:
My nut of choice for this recipe was hazelnuts. To toast hazelnuts, spread on a cookie sheet. Bake at 25 for 20 minutes. Cool; rub between a clean towel to remove skins.