Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake

Total Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 large eggs
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 3 tablespoons almond flavored liqueur
• 2 cups sour cream
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine crumbs, pecans, granulated sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• 2 bake at 325 degrees f., 10 minutes.
• 3 combine cream sheese and brown sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 5 blend in chocolate and liqueur; pour over crust.
• 6 bake at 325 degrees f., 35 minutes.
• 7 increase oven temperature to 425 degrees f.
• 8 combine sour cream and granulated sugar; carefully spread over cheesecake.
• 9 bake at 425 degrees f.
• 10 10 minutes.
• 11 loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
• 12 chill.
• 13 variation:
• 14 substitute 2 tablespoons milk and 1/4 teasponn almond extract for almond flavored liqueur.