Black Forest Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1/3 cup kirsch (or other cherry-flavored liqueur)
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 combine chocolate wafer crumbs and butter, mixing well; firmly press into bottom and 1 inch up sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
• 2 beat cream cheese with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• 3 gradually add sugar, mixing well.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 stir in kirsch, and mix until blended.
• 6 pour into prepared pan.
• 7 bake at 400 degrees f.
• 8 for 10 minutes and then at 200 degrees f for 1 hour.
• 9 let cake cool to room temperature in the oven.
• 10 place chocolate in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil.
• 11 reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts.
• 12 cool slightly.
• 13 stir in sour cream.
• 14 spread chocolate mixture evenly over top.
• 15 chill thoroughly.
• 16 garnish with whipped cream and maraschino cherries with stems, if desired.