Creamy Chocolate Lace Cheesecake

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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

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.