Chocolate-Amaretto Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 chocolate wafers, finely crushed
1 1/2 c. light process cream cheese product
1 c. sugar
1 c. 1% low-fat cottage cheese
1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 c. Amaretto
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
2 Tbsp. semi-sweet chocolate mini morsels
chocolate curls (optional)*
1 1/2 lb. Ricotta cheese (24 oz.)
16 oz. Philadelphia cream cheese
1 1/2 c. sugar
6 unbeaten eggs
6 Tbsp. flour
1 pt. sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream together the Ricotta cheese, cream cheese and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time.
Beat after each addition.
Add the flour, alternating with the sour cream and vanilla.
Pour into a greased and floured spring-form pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour. Shut off oven.
Open oven door and leave cake in oven for 1 hour longer.
Take out of oven; cool completely before removing from pan.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.