Marble Cheesecake

Ingredients

4 squares (4 oz.) unsweetened chocolate
2 lbs. (32 oz.) cream cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup sour cream

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler.

3. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy.

4. Slowly add the 3/4 cup sugar, then the eggs. Beat just until well blended. Stir in the sour cream.

5. When the chocolate has melted, stir in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and remove from heat.

6. Scoop out one cup of the cream cheese mixture and stir into chocolate, mixing thoroughly until color is uniform. Add another 1/2 to 1 cup of the cream cheese mixture, depending on color and consistency desired.

7. Deposit the chocolate batter, about 1/4 cup at a time, on top of the light batter. To create the marble effect, dip a rubber spatula into the mix and draw swirls. Transfer the mixture into the baking pan.

8. Bake at 350 degrees until done, approximately 1 hour. Turn off oven, open oven door and let cook before refrigerating.

Source: The Joy of Cheesecake, Dana Bovbjerg & Jeremy Iggers, Barron's, 1980.

For the crust I used the Chocolate Crumb Crust. This is for Rico's birthday. He is 25! Old!