Tunnel Of Fudge Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cream
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 for crust, preheat oven to 400. mix all ingredients and press into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan and bake 5 minutes.
• 2 bring all cheesecake ingredients to room temperature before starting.
• 3 beat cream cheese and sugar till fluffy and then add eggs one at a time beat after each is added.
• 4 add flour cream and salt.
• 5 take out 2 cups of filling. in a small bowl melt chocolate, then mix w/ the 2 cups filling and set aside.
• 6 in the remaining filling add vanilla.
• 7 place half of this mixture on top of crust.
• 8 take the chocolate mixture and drop by teaspoonfuls in a circle on top of the above. be sure to leave the center clear of chocolate and also a 3 inch edge around crust.
• 9 carefully spoon remaining vanilla mixture over all covering the chocolate carefully so not to disturb ring but making a smooth top.
• 10 place in a glass pan with 2 cups of water and bake at 400° for 15 minutes. bake another 50 minutes, lowering the oven temp 25 degrees every 10 minutes stopping at 300°. let cool till room temp and then cover and refrigerate overnight.