Chocolate Cheesecake - Country Living Holidays - chocolate wafers

Method

• Heat oven to 300.
• Crush chocolate wafers in food processor or in plastic bag with rolling pin.
• Add butter and process or knead into crumbs.
• Pat into bottom of an oiled 9-inch spring-form pan.
• Bake 10 minutes.
• In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• Stir together sugar and cornstarch.
• Beat into cream cheese mixture.
• Add eggs to mixture one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Fold in vanilla, chocolate, and sour cream until uniformly combined.
• Turn cheesecake mixture into hot, crumb-lined pan.
• Carefully return to oven.
• Bake until center of cake seems to be almost set when the pan is gently tapped-about 1 hour.
• Turn off oven and allow cake to sit in oven 1 hour longer.
• Remove pan from oven; cool to room temperature.
• Cover without touching surface of cake.
• Place in refrigerator overnight.
• To serve, loosen cake from side of pan with a spatula.
• Remove side of pan.
• Place cake on serving platter.
• Decorate with whipped cream or drizzle with melted chocolate, if desired.