Shelly's Recipe

VANILLA FUDGE CHEESECAKE

Category: Cheesecake

1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
1/2 stick butter, melted
3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 lbs cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
4 oz semisweet chocolate, melted

Preheat oven to 350. Combine crumbs, 2 tbsp sugar and butter. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Freeze 5 minutes, then bake 10 minutes. Set aside.

Reduce heat to 300. Beat together remaining sugar and next 3 ingredients. Transfer 3 1/2 cups mixture to another and blend in melted chocolate. Pour white mixture into chocolate crust. Spoon chocolate mixture in 5 or 6 distinct pools. Marbleize mixtures.

Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn oven off and let set in oven 1 1/2 hours. Chill before serving.