Chocolate Lover's Cheesecake

From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)

Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1993 23:02:06 GMT



1 1/2 cups finely crushed chocolate wafers
6 tablespoons butter, melted
3 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
4 squares (4 ounces) semisweet chocolate, melted 
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 square (1 ounce) semisweet chocolate
1 teaspoon butter

For crust, in a bowl combine chocolate wafer crumbs and melted butter.
Press crumb mixture firmly on bottom and 1 3/4 inches up sides of a 9-inch
springform pan.

For filling, in a large mixer bowl beat cream cheese till creamy.  Combine
sugar, flour and salt; stir into the cream cheese mixture.  Add eggs all 
at once.  Beat just till combined.  DO NOT OVERBEAT.  Stir in the 4 squares
melted chocolate, moik and vanilla till combined.  Turn into crumb-lined
pan.

Bake in a 325 oven for 60 minutes or till center appears set.  Remove from
oven; cool 15 minutes.  Loosen sides of pan.  Cover and chill at least 2 
hours.

In a small saucepan over low heat melt the 1 square semisweet chocolate
and butter.  Drizzle in lattice design atop cheesecake.  Chill till
chocolate is set.  Makes 12 servings.

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mara

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