KAREN ADLER   (FNGP13B)
Vanilla cookie crust (see
Index)
5    Squares simisweet chocolate
3 pk (8-oz each) cream
Cheese; softened
3/4 c  Sugar
3    Whole; smilin eggs
1 ts Vanilla
1 c  Dairy sour cream

IS IT CHEESECAKE; OR IS IT FUDGE? 1. Prepare Vanilla Cookie Crust: press
mixture evenly onto bottom and 2 inches up side of a buttered 9-inch
springform pan. 2.
Melt chocolate over hot, not boiling, water; cool. 3. Preheat oven to very
slow (275~). 4. Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl
with electric mixer until smooth. Stir in cooled melted chocolate and sour
cream until blended. Pour into prepared pan. 5. Bake in preheated very
slow oven (275~) for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Turn off heat; let cake cool in
oven with door ajar. Remove from oven to wire rack; cool to room
temperature; refrigerate.
Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate curls, if you wish.