Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

 

Here we go. My first recipe. Let's start with a dessert. That's my favorite meal. How about cheesecake? Anything with cream cheese has to be good. Right? Let's see. My freind often requests my Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake. Can't remember where I got this recipe from, but it is AWESOME! Here's what you'll need: 1 (6 oz)chocolate pie crust 6 oz cream cheese, softened (I usually use 8 oz) 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk) 1 egg 3 T. lemon juice 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 c. fresh or frozen raspberries (I have also made this with mixed berries and also with just blackberries)  Chocolate Glaze: 2 (1 oz) squares semi-sweet baking chocolates 1/4 c. whipping cream Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy: gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add egg, lemon juice and vanilla: mix well. Arrange raspberries on bottom of crust. Slowly pour cheese mixture over fruit. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until center  is almost set. Cool.  Chocolate Glaze: In small saucepan, over low heat, melt 2 (1 oz) squares semi-sweet baking chocolate with 1/4 c. whipping cream. cook and stir until thickened and smooth. Remove from heat. Top cheesecake with chocolate glaze: chill. Garnish as desired. Refridgerate leftovers. You can do a solid layer of glaze, but I usually just drizzle mine. I don't care for all that chocolate. I usually garnish with a few raspberries on top. Enjoy! Oh! Did I mention the key to this becoming a success is listening to Rascal Flattss music while baking? It has to feel the love of GREAT Music! :)