101 Cheesecake Recipes

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1 1/4 c Graham cracker crumbs
3/4 c Sugar
2 tb Sugar
1/4 c Unslated butter -- melted
6 oz Semisweet chocolate
1/4 c Rum
1 lb Cream cheese
1/2 c Sour cream
1 tb Vanilla
5 Eggs

1. Preheat oven to 325~. Butter inside of springform pan
   well & cover the outside (bottom & sides) with a sheet
   of heavy-duty aluminum foil, shiny side out. This
   reflects heat away from cheesecake & prevents it from
   baking too fast & becoming overcooked.
2. Mix graham cracker crumbs with 2 tb of the sugar & add melted
   butter. Press evenly on bottom & sides of pan;
   refrigerate until ready to use. Cut chocolate into
   small pieces. Melt in microwave; combine with rum. Set
   aside. Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until
   ight & fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar, sour cream &
   vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix well. Place bowl
   over a pan of hot water & mix until smooth (do not let
   water touch bottom of bowl).
3. Pour about 1 1/4 cups of this batter into a separte bowl & set aside. Whisk
   remaining batter w/the chocolate, then stir over hot
   water until smooth. Take springform pan from
   refrigerator & fill w/chocolate batter. Gently pour
   plain batter over top & make swirls down into the
   chocolate batter with a fork.
4. Place on middle rack of oven & bake for 50 minutes. Cool to room temp, remove
   foil & rim of pan & refrigerate overnight.

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