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cheesecake

Cheesecake

Rachel Ramey
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Ingredients
  

CRUST:

  • 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. cocoa

FILLING:

  • 24 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 c. sour cream

TOPPING:

  • chocolate chips opt.

Instructions
 

  • Mix crumbs, butter, sugar, and cocoa and press into greased 8" springform pan.
  • Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, eggs, and sour cream. (To marble, save a little and add cocoa.)
  • Pour into pan.
  • Bake at 350 for 45-70 minutes. (Sprinkle with chocolate chips after 15-30 minutes.)
  • Turn off oven but do not remove cake; leave ajar for 1 hour.
  • Remove cake and cool.
  • Chill at least 6 hours.

FOR MINI CHEESECAKES:

  • Line muffin pans with paper liners.
  • Use 2/3 recipe for 24 cakes.
  • Bake at 375 for 20 minutes then leave in oven for 30 minutes before chilling.