| 3 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar, divided to 3/4 & 1/4 cup 1 1/2 tsp vanilla, divided 3 eggs 1/4 cup cocoa 1 tbs vegetable oil 2/3 cup seedless red raspberry jam 3 tbs all purpose flour 3 to 4 drops red food color (optional) Chocolate Crumb Crust Raspberry Sauce Raspberries (optional) |
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Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
In large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla until smooth. Add eggs and beat until well blended.
In small bowl, stir together cocoa and remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Add oil, remaining 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1 1/2 cups cream cheese mixture. Blend well.
Stir raspberry jam to soften. Add jam, flour and food color to remaining cream cheese mixture and blend well.
Pour half of raspberry mixture into crust.
Dollop about half of chocolate mixture onto raspberry. Repeat procedure
with remaining mixture, ending with chocolate dollops on top. Gently
swirl with knife or metal spatula for marbled effect.
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Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F. and continue baking 55 minutes, or until center appears set. Remove from oven to wire rack.
Loosen cake from side of pan with knife. Cool completely and remove side of pan. Cover and refrigerate.
Serve with Raspberry Sauce and raspberries if desired.
Cover and refrigerate leftover cheesecake.
10 to 12 servings
Chocolate Crumb Crust
1 1/4 cups (about 40 wafers) vanilla wafer
crumbs. (Place cookies a few at a time into blender or food processor
to form crumbs)
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 powdered sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine,
melted
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
In medium bowl, stir together vanilla wafer crumbs, cocoa and powdered sugar. Stir in butter.
Press mixture onto bottom and 1/2 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool slightly.
Raspberry Sauce
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp cornstarch
1 package (10 oz) frozen red raspberries,
thawed
In small saucepan, stir together sugar and cornstarch. Stir in raspberries. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Cool. Press through sieve if you want to remove seeds.
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