chocolate_marble_cheesecake vegetable:0 meat:0 yield (meals * people):12 prep.:30 cook:40 recipe source:New Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book pg. 249 1.5 c finely crushed graham crackers 0.25 c finely chopped walnuts 1 tbsp sugar 0.5 tsp cinnamon OR 1 bit nothing 0.5 c butter 3 # 8 ounce packages cream cheese 1 c sugar 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 1 tsp vanilla 3 # eggs -Melt the butter -soften the cream cheese -slightly beat the eggs Crust: -In a bowl, combine graham crackers, walnuts, 1 tbsp sugar, and, if you're using it, cinnamon -Stir in melted butter -Press crumb mixture onto the bottom and 2 inches up the sides of an 8 or 9 inch springform pan Filling: -Melt 4 ounces semisweet chocolate -In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, 1 c sugar, flour, and vanilla with an electric mixer until combined. -Preheat oven to 375F -Beat in milk until smooth. -Stir in eggs. -Split the filling in half -Stir the melted chocolate into one half -Pour regular filling into crust-lined pan. -Pour chocolate filling into crust-lined pan. -Use a narrow metal spatula to gently swirl the fillings -Place pan in a shallow baking pan -Bake 40-45 minutes for an 8-inch pan, or 35 minutes for a 9-inch pan, or until a 2.5 inch area around the outside edge appears set when gently shaken -Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes -Using a sharp small knife, loosen the crust from sides of pan; cool for 30 minutes more. -Remove the sides of the pan; cool cheesecake completely on rack -Cover and chill at least 4 hours before serving -