Recipe for Chocolate Cheesecake

Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

.....1 1/3 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
.....2 tablespoons sugar
.....1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
.....1/4 cup butter, softened
.....1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels
.....2 eggs
.....1/2 cup sugar
.....2 teaspoons rum
.....1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
.....2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cubed and softened
.....2 tablespoons butter, melted
Whipped cream
Chocolate leaves

Preparation

Combine wafer crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and 1/4 cup butter; mix well. Firmly press into bottom of a 10 inch springform pan; set aside.

Melt chocolate morsels over hot water in top of a double boiler. Set aside.

Combine eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, rum, and sour cream in container of an electric blender; process 15 seconds. Contine blending, and gradually add chocolate and cream cheese. Add melted butter; blend well. Pour cheese mixture into chocolate crust. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes or until cheesecake is set in center. Cool at room temperature for at least 1 hour. Chill at least 6 hours. Remove sides of springform pan.

Before serving, garnish with whipped cream and chocolate leaves.

Yield: 10 to 12 servings