A recipe for Cocoa Cheesecake. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Cocoa Cheesecake shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
16 oz. Cream cheese; softened3/4 c. Sugar; plus...
2 Tbs. Sugar; (divided)
1/2 c. Hershey's Cocoa
2 Tsp. Vanilla extract; divided
2 Eggs
1 c. Dairy sour cream
Graham Crust -(recipe follows)
Fresh fruit, sliced
Directions
Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, cocoa and 1 Tsp. vanilla until well blended. Add eggs; blend well. Pour batter into prepared Graham Crust. Bake 20 minutes. Remove from oven; cool 15 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. In small bowl, stir together sour cream,remaining 2 Tbs. sugar and remaining 1 Tsp. vanilla until smooth; spread evenly over top of cheesecake. Bake 10 minutes; remove from oven. Loosen cheesecake from side of pan; cool to room temperature. Refrigerate several hours or overnight; remove side of pan. Garnish with fresh fruit. Cover; refrigerate leftover cheesecake. 10 to 12 servings. Graham Crust: In bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine. Press mixture onto bottom and halfway up side of 9-inch spring form pan. Variation: Chocolate Lover's Cheesecake: Prepare batter as directed above; stir 1 cup Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips into batter before pouring into crust. Bake and serve as directed. Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens. Meal-Master compatible format by: Karen Mintzias
