

Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c Creme-filled Cookie Crumbs *
- 2 tb Margarine Melted
- 32 oz Cream Cheese Softened
- 1 1/4 c Sugar
- 3 ea Large Eggs
- 1 c Sour Cream
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 6 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips**
- 1/3 c Strained Raspberry Preserves
- 6 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1/4 c Whipping Cream
Instructions
- Cookie crumbs should come from 18 Cream Filled Cookies that have been finely crushed. ** This 6 ozs of Chocolate chips should be melted and cooled slightly . Combine crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Combine 24 ozs of cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in sour cream and vanilla; pour over crust. Combine remaining 8 ozs cream cheese and melted chocolate, mixing at medium speed on eletric mixer until well blended. Add Red Raspberry preserves; mix well. Drop rounded measuring tablespoonsfuls of chocolate cream cheese batter over plain cream cheese batter, do not swirl. Bake at 325 degrees F., 1 hour and 25 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Melt chocolate pieces and whipping cream over low heat stirring until smooth.
- Spread over cheescake. Chill. Garnish with additonal whipping cream, whipped, raspberries and
- fresh mint leaves, if desired.