Shelly's Recipe

TRIPLE LAYER CHEESECAKE

Category: Cheesecake

Chocolate Crumb Crust (recipe follows)
3 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/3 cup sour cream
3 tbsp flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup butterscotch chips, melted*
1 cup dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted*
1 cup white baking chips, melted*

Triple Drizzle(recipe follows, optional)

Prepare CHOCOLATE CRUMB CRUST. Heat oven to 350.

Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until smooth. Add eggs, sour cream, flour, vanilla and salt; beat until smooth. Stir together 1 1/3 cups batter with melted butterscotch chips in medium bowl; pour into prepared crust. In another medium bowl, stir together 1 1/3 cups batter with melted chocolate chips; pour over butterscotch layer. Stir together remaining batter with melted white chips; stir until smooth. Pour over chocolate layer.

Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until center of cheesecake is almost set. Remove from oven to wire rack. With knife, immediately loosen cake from side of pan. Cool to room temperature.

Drizzle TRIPLE DRIZZLE, one flavor at a time, over top of cheesecake, if desired. Refrigerate until cold, about 3 hours. Cover; refrigerate leftover cheesecake. Serves 12-14

CHOCOLATE CRUMB CRUST: Heat oven to 350. Stir together 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (about 45 wafers), 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa; stir in 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine. Press mixture onto bottom and 1 1/2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 8 minutes. Cool.

To melt chips: Place chips in separate microwave-save bowls. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred.

TRIPLE DRIZZLE: Place 1 tbsp butterscotch chips and 1/2 tsp shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave an additional 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred. Repeat procedure with 1 tbsp dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 tbsp white baking chips.