Chocolate Cheesecake I

Ingridients

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

2 tablespoons white sugar

1/3 cup melted butter

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

1 cup white sugar

3 eggs

1/2 cup sour cream

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 cup sour cream (optional)

Directions

Prepare crumb crust by combining cracker or wafer crumbs, butter or margarine, and 2 tablespoons sugar. Press mixture into bottom and 2 inches up sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Refrigerate.

Melt chocolate chips in top of a double boiler over hot water. Set aside.

Beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in a large mixing bowl until smooth and creamy. Blend in eggs. Gradually pour in chocolate mixture beating on low speed until well-blended. Add 1/2 cup sour cream, flour, vanilla. Blend until smooth. Pour into prepared crust.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 - 60 minutes or until filling is firm. Turn oven off. Cool cheesecake 1 hour without opening door. Cool completely. Chill several hours or over night. Garnish just before serving with sweetened sour cream made by combining 1 tablespoon sugar with 1/2 cup sour cream.