CHOCOLATE ORANGE SUPREME CHEESECAKE

Chocolate Orange Supreme Cheesecake image

Provided by Barefoot Beachcomber

Categories Cheesecake

Time 55m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

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1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons margarine, melted
32 ounces cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
4 large eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur
1/2 teaspoon orange rind, grated

Steps:

Combine crumbs, cinnamon and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
Bake at 325°F for 10 minutes.
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.
Bate at 350°F for 30 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
Spoon remaining batter over chocolate batter continue baking 30 minutes more.
Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
Chill.