Black Forest Cheesecake / cheesecake recipes

Black Forest Cheesecake / cheesecake recipes

1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
3 tablespoons margarine, melted
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
Frozen whipped topping, thawed
Combine crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of a 9−inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees F
for 10 minutes.
Combine cream cheese and 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 extract; pour over crust.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
Chill.
Top cheesecake with pie filling and whipped topping just before serving. Spoon pie filling to within 1
1/2 inches of edge of cheesecake. About every three inches around the edge, place a dollop of whipped
cream.