Mocha Rum Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups oatmeal cookie crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup rum
1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
raspberries, and (optional)
mint (to garnish) (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350*.
For crust, mix cookie crumbs and butter.
Press into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
For filling, mix rum and coffee granules; set aside.
With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, chocolate, flour and vanilla.
Add eggs and beat just until combined.
Stir in rum mixture.
Pour filling over crust and bake for 50 minutes or until center looks set.
Remove from oven and let cool before removing sides.
Chill 4 hours.
Garnish if desired with raspberries and mint.