Cookbook:Double Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

 * 1½ cups finely-crushed chocolate wafers
 * 3 packages (24 oz) softened cream cheese
 * 1½ cups white granulated sugar
 * 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled
 * 2 tbsp flour
 * 1 tsp vanilla essence
 * 4 eggs
 * ¼ cup milk
 * ¼ cup vanilla-flavored pieces, melted

Crust

 * 1) Stir together crushed wafers and butter.
 * 2) Press mixture evenly over the bottom and 1¾ inch up sides of 9-inch springform pan.

Filling

 * 1) In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, chocolate, flour and vanilla until well mixed.
 * 2) Add eggs all at once. Beat with electric mixer on low speed until just mixed. Do not overbeat.
 * 3) Stir in milk.

Baking

 * 1) Pour filling into crust.
 * 2) Bake in a 350°F (175°C) oven about 50 minutes or until center appears nearly set when gently shaken.
 * 3) Cool on a wire rack for 5–10 minutes.
 * 4) Loosen sides of cheesecake from pan. Cool 30 minutes.
 * 5) Remove sides of pan. Cover and chill for 4–24 hours.
 * 6) Pipe melted vanilla flavored pieces decoratively atop cheesecake.