Creme De Cassis Cheesecake

Ingredients

2 c vanilla water
1 3/4 c sugar
1 oz chocolate
1/4 c butter melted
32 oz cream cheese softened
3 ts creme de cassis
4 eggs
3 oz chocolate shaved
16 oz sour cream
1 t almond extract
1 additional chocolate shaved

Instructions

Combine first 4 ingredients; press in bottom and up sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Chill. Beat cream cheese and 1-1/4 cups sugar at high speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add creme de cassis and salt; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Fold in shaved chocolate. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Combine sour cream, 1/4 cup sugar, and almond extract. Spread over cheesecake. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Refrigerate cheesecake immediately for at least 8 hours. Garnish with additional shave white chocolate. SOURCE; Beyond Parsley; The Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri America's Best Recipes; A 1988 Hometown Collection; Oxmoor House