Dutch Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

you can make your own cake for any event using this recipe.Made with easily available ingredients.

• Meal Type: Cake
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: Over 1 hour, less than 1 day

Ingredients

• 1 cup chocolate graham cracker crumbs.
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Hershey's Dutch Cocoa Powder (any flavor will work)
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs

Directions

1. Chocolate Crumb Crust
   Combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter; press into bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
2. Cheesecake
   Combine cream cheese and flour. Beat well on medium speed. Add in cocoa, sour cream, sugar and vanilla extract; mix until blended. Add eggs one at a time, mixing in between each egg. Beat on low speed until blended. Pour mixture over crumb crust in springform pan. Bake at 425 degrees F for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 250 degrees F and continue baking for 40 minutes.
3. Remove from oven, and place on cooling rack for approximately 1 hour.
4. Refrigerate for several hours until well chilled. Drizzle chocolate sauce (or any flavor) over the top of the cheesecake and top with strawberries, raspberries or whipped cream.