Creamy Chocolate Cheesecake

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Title: Creamy Chocolate Cheesecake
Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

1 c Finely crushed pretzels
=salted or unsalted
1 tb Sugar
1/3 c Butter or margarine; melted
16 oz Cream cheese; softened
1 c Sugar
1/3 c Hershey's european style
-cocoa
2 Eggs
8 oz Dairy sour cream
2 ts Vanilla extract

Recipe by: www.hersheys.com
Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In medium bowl, stir
together crushed pretzels, 1 tablespoon sugar and butter.
Press mixture onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 8
minutes; cool slightly. In large mixer bowl, beat cream
cheese until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in 1 cup
sugar and cocoa. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well
after each addition. Stir in sour cream and vanilla; blend
well. Pour batter over crust. Bake 35 minutes. Turn off
oven; leave cheesecake in oven 20 minutes without opening
door. Remove from oven. With knife, loosen cake from side
of pan. Cool completely; remove side of pan. Cover;
refrigerate. Garnish as desired. Cover; refrigerate
leftover cheesecake. 10 to 12 servings.

Creamy Chocolate Cheesecake Squares:
Double ingredients above for pretzel crust. Press mixture
firmly on bottom of buttered 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake
as directed. Prepare cheesecake using recipe above. Bake 35
minutes or until edges are set (edges may crack slightly).
Remove from oven. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
Cover; refrigerate. JMHershey's is a registered trademark
of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted
courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.

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