CHEESECAKE

INGREDIENTS

• 1-1/4 c. Oreo cookie crumbs
• 1/2 c. chopped hazelnuts
• 1/4 c. melted margarine
• 3 (250 g) pkg. cream cheese
• 1 c. sugar
• 3 eggs, well beaten
• 12 oz. bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 c. sour cream

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix first 3 ingredients and press into springform pan.
2. Cream the cheese; add sugar gradually. Beat until smooth and creamy.
3. Beat in sour cream, melted chocolate and vanilla.
4. Add beaten eggs. Do not overbeat at this point or cake will rise while baking and fall when cooling. Pour over crumb base.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F. for approximately 1 hour.

Tips: To keep cheesecake moist, place a pan of water on rack below cake. If using white chocolate instead of bittersweet, reduce sugar to 3/4 cup. Server with raspberry sauce.

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Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.~