Crust:
1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Filling:
4 8 oz packages cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
4 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
2 tbsp orange-flavored liqueur
1/2 tsp grated orange peel
Crust:
3 tbsp butter or margarine, melted
Mix crumbs, cinnamon, and butter. Press onto bottom of 9-inch
springform pan. Bake at 325º 10 minutes
Filling:
Beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed with electric mixer
until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time. Blend in sour cream
and vanilla. Separate batter into 2 equal parts. Blend chocolate
into one part. Blend liqueur and peel into remaining part. Pour
chocolate batter over crust. Bake at 350º for 30 minutes.
Spoon remaining batter over chocolate layer. Continue baking another
30 minutes. Cool in oven with the door open. Chill 12 hours or
overnight before serving.
Garnish with dollops of fresh whipped cream and twisted slices of orange.