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Lovers Cheese Cake
1 ½
cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup melted margarine or butter
2-8oz packages cream cheese, softened
½ cup cocoa
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips (6 oz)
8 oz sour cream
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat
oven to 375º F
Combine
graham cracker crumbs and sugar. Stir in melted margarine
or butter. Press into the bottom and halfway up the
sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
Blend cream
cheese, cocoa, sugar until light and fluffy. Beat
in eggs and vanilla until smooth. Stir in chocolate
chips. Pour into springform pan. Bake at 375º
F for 20 minutes. Let cheesecake cool in the pan on
a wire rack for 15 minutes.
Preheat
oven to 425º F. Blend sour cream, sugar, vanilla
until smooth. Spread on top of chocolate portion of
cake. Bake for 10 minutes.
Cool on
wire rack. Loosen cake from sides of pan with a knife
or spatula. When cake is completely cool, remove sides
of pan. Refrigerate before serving. Store leftovers
in the refrigerator.
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