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                Best Recipes: Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake  | 
             
            
              by: 
                Donna Monday  | 
             
            
              Smooth, creamy, and oh so sophisticated – that’s chocolate velvet cheesecake. 
 
 Crust
 
 1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
 ½ cup chopped pecans
 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
 
 Filling
 
 2 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
 ½ cup packed brown sugar
 2 eggs
 1 6-oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate pieces, melted
 3 tablespoons almond flavored liqueur (substitute 2 tablespoons milk and ¼ teaspoon almond extract for almond flavored liqueur)
 
 Topping
 
 2 cups sour cream
 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
 
 Directions
 
 Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
 
 Combine crumbs, pecans, granulated sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes.
 
 Combine cream cheese and brown sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in chocolate and liqueur (or extract and milk); pour over crust. Bake at 325 degrees for 35 minutes.
 
 Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees.
 
 Combine sour cream and granulated sugar; carefully spread over cheesecake. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes.
 
 Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill
 
 
  
  
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