Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake

Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake

Ingredients:

Crust

1 cup Oreo Baking Crumbs

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup melted butter

Filling

4 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

2 packages (8 oz each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened, divided

1/2 cup sugar, divided

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1) Combine Oreo Baking Crumbs with sugar and melted butter. Press onto bottom of an 8 or 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 325F for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

2) Preheat oven to 350F

3) In a large bowl, melt chocolate using double boiler technique or microwave.

4) Add 1 package cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 egg. Beat with whisk until well blended. Pour into crust.

5) Beat remaining cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla in the same with a different whisk until well blended. Spoon over chocolate batter. Swirl gently with knife.

6) Bake for 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.