Chocolate Bliss Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

18 chocolate sandwich style cookies, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, melted, cooled slightly
3 eggs

Preparation

PREHEAT oven to 325\u00b0F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or to 300\u00b0F if using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan). Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press firmly onto bottom of pan.
BEAT cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.
BAKE 55 minute to 1 hour or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.
Dust entire surface of cooled cheesecake with cocoa powder using a wire mesh strainer. For a festive Valentine's Day garnish, create a heart-shaped design by topping dusted cheesecake with a heart-shaped stencil and sprinkling with powdered sugar.