Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 c chocolate wafer crumbs
- 16 oz cream cheese softened
- 8 oz yogurt (plain)
- 1 c sugar
- 6 oz semisweet chocolate melted
- 3 oz semisweet chocolate
- 1/4 c butter melted
- 2 tb butter
- 1 tb corn syrup (light)
- 2 ts vanilla
Combine crumbs and melted butter; press firmly into the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan. Chill. Combine cream cheese and sugar in a medium bowl. Beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until mixture is smooth and well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Stir in melted chocolate and yogurt, blending well. Pour batter into prepared pan. Place a 13-x 9-x 2-inch baking pan on lower rack of oven. Pour water into pan to a depth of 1 inch. Place cheesecake on middle rack of oven. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until cheesecake is set. Turn oven off, and partially open oven door; let cake cool in oven. Combine chocolate, 2 tablespoons butter, corn syrup and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until melted; cool slightly. Spoon glaze over cheesecake; chill at least 8 hours. SOURCE: Unbearably Good! Junior Service League of Americus, Georgia America's Best Recipes; A 1988 Hometown Collection; Oxmoor House.