BASE
1 c Chocolate wafer crumbs
1/4 ts Cinnamon
3 tb Margarine, melted
BODY
4 pk 8-ounce cream cheese, soften
3/4 c Sugar
4 ea Eggs
1/2 c Sour cream
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate pieces,
2 tb Orange flavored liqueur
1/2 ts Grated orange peel
BASE: Combine crumbs, cinnamon and margarine; press onto bottom of
9-inch springform pan. Bake at 325, 10 minutes.
BODY: Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on
electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing
well after each addition. Blend in sour cream and vanilla. Blend
chocolate into 3 cups batter; blend liqueur and peel into remaining
batter. Pour chocolate batter over crust. Bake at 350, 30 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 325. Spoon remaining batter over
chocolate layer; continue baking 30 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of
pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Garnish with chocolate
curls, if desired.
Yields
6 Servings