Chocolate Lace Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted then cooled
• 1 cup whipping cream (35%)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
• mint or strawberries or raspberries or fruit, coulis (etc.)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 butter 9-inch springform pan.
• 3 in large bowl, blend crust ingredients- wafer crumbs, almonds and melted and 1/4 cup melted butter.
• 4 press into bottom and up sides of pan.
• 5 refrigerate.
• 6 in large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• 7 add eggs,one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 8 add melted chocolate chips and beat well.
• 9 add whipping cream, 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla; beat until smooth.
• 10 pour into prepared crust.
• 11 bake at 325 degrees for 55 to 65 minutes or until edges are set.
• 12 centre of cheesecake will be soft.
• 13 (place shallow pan half full of water on lower oven rack to prevent cracking.) cool in pan 5 minutes, then carefully remove sides of pan and cool completely.
• 14 in small bowl, combine sour cream, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and 1 teaspoon sugar.
• 15 stir until smooth.
• 16 spread over cooled cheesecake.
• 17 melt unsweetened chocolate and drizzle over top in lace pattern.
• 18 refrigerate for several hours or overnight before serving.
• 19 garnish with fresh mint and raspberries or raspberry coulis.