Ingredients

• For the crust: 2 cups - chocolate wafer crumbs
• 5 tbsp - melted butter
• For the filling: 3 packages (8 ounces each) - cream cheese (at room temperature)
• 1 cup - granulated sugar
• 5 - eggs (large)
• 2 ounces - semisweet chocolate (melted)
• For the frosting: 6 ounces - semisweet chocolate (melted)
• 1/2 cup - sour cream

How to Make Chocolate Cheesecake

• For the crust: In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the chocolate crumbs and melted butter until these blend well. Press into a 9-inch springform pan.
• Preheat an oven to 300 degrees F.
• For the filling: In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar and eggs at medium speed until smooth and fluffy.
• Spoon half of the cream cheese mixture into the crust.
• Stir the chocolate into the remaining cream cheese mixture until it blends well.
• Drizzle over the batter in the crust in swirls.
• Bake the cheesecake for 50 minutes.
• Transfer the pan to a wire rack. Cool completely.
• Transfer the cheesecake to a serving plate, cover with a plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours.
• Uncover the cheesecake; carefully remove the side of the pan.
• For the frosting: In a small bowl, mix together the chocolate and sour cream.
• Spread over the cheesecake.
• Chill briefly until the frosting is set.