Cappuccino Chocolate Cheesecake

Instead of making the chocolate wafer and cinnamon crust, make an Oreo crust by crushing 3/4 package of Oreo cookies, adding 1/4 melted butter to it and then press this into bottom of pan. You can also use graham crackers if you can’t find chocolate wafers.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups chocolate wafers, crushed (I used chocolate graham crackers)
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (8-oz.) package light cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for garnish
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 1/2 cups sour cream
2 tablespoons instant coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 325F. Stir together wafer crumbs and cinnamon. Pat into bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan. Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in sugar and cocoa powder. Beat in eggs. Stir in 2 cups of sour cream, instant coffee and vanilla. Turn into prepared pan. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until set.

Spread remaining 1/2 cup of sour cream evenly over top. Return to oven one minute to glaze top. Cool to
room temperature, then chill thoroughly, covered. Remove from spring form pan. Just before serving, dust top with cocoa powder in decorative pattern, if desired.