Festive Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups crushed shortbread cookies
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup chocolate chips, melted and cooled
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter. press onto the bottom of a greased 9 inch springform pan; set aside.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, chips, sour cream, sugar, orange peel and vanilla until smooth. add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. pour over crust. place pan on a baking sheet.
• 3 bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until center is almost set. cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. refrigerator overnight.
• 4 in a small saucepan, combine sauce ingredients. cook and stir over medium heat until blended. cool.
• 5 just before serving, remove sides of springform pan. spoon sauce over cheesecake to within 1 inch of edges. in a small mixing bowl, beat cream and confectioners' sugar until stiff peaks form. pipe over sauce. refrigerate leftovers.