Schmitty 10-23-99 4:11 AM
Double Chocolate Cheesecake
Chocolate Crumb Crust (recipe below)
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup cocoa
3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
4 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Sweetened whipped cream
Prepare chocolate crumb crust.
Heat oven to 300 degrees.
In bowl, stir together butter and cocoa until smooth, set aside.
In large mixer bowl, beat cheese.
Add cocoa mixture, beat well.
Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
Pour into prepared crust.
Bake 1 hour and 5 minutes.
Remove from oven to wire rack, loosen cake from rim of pan.
Cool to room temperature; remove rim.
Refrigerate.
Garnish with whipped cream if desired.
Cover and refrigerate leftovers.
12 servings.
Chocolate Crumb Crust
1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (about 45 wafers)
6 tablespoons powdered sugar
6 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons melted butter or margarine
Stir all ingredients together and press into the bottom and 1 inch up sides of 9-inch springform pan.