Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons almonds toasted sliced
• 1 cup d chocolate cookie crumbs such as Oreo
• 32 ounce blocks cream cheese fat-free softened
• 8 ounce block softened
• 0.5 cup dutch process cocoa 
• 4 large eggs 
• 3 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.3 cup milk 1% low-fat
• 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate melted
• 1 tablespoon stick margarine melted
• 1.5 cups sugar 
• 2 tablespoons sugar 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• blender
• springform pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 32
2. To prepare crust, combine first 3 ingredients; toss with a fork until moist. Press into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray.
3. To prepare the filling, combine cocoa, milk, and chocolate, and stir well with a whisk. Beat cheeses at high speed of a mixer until smooth.
4. Add 1 1/2 cups sugar, flour, and vanilla; beat well.
5. Add chocolate mixture; beat well.
6. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
7. Pour cheese mixture into prepared pan; bake at 325 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until almost set. Cheesecake is done when the center barely moves when the pan is touched.
8. Remove cheesecake from oven, and run a knife around outside edge. Cool to room temperature. Cover and chill for at least 8 hours.
9. Sprinkle with almonds.