------------------------------------BASE------------------------------------ 1 c Chocolate wafer crumbs 1/4 t Cinnamon 3 T Margarine, melted ------------------------------------BODY------------------------------------ 4 pk 8-ounce cream cheese, soften 3/4 c Sugar 4 ea Eggs 1/2 c Sour cream 1 t Vanilla 1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate pieces, 2 T Orange flavored liqueur 1/2 t Grated orange peel BASE: Combine crumbs, cinnamon and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 325, 10 minutes. BODY: Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in sour cream and vanilla. Blend chocolate into 3 cups batter; blend liqueur and peel into remaining batter. Pour chocolate batter over crust. Bake at 350, 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325. Spoon remaining batter over chocolate layer; continue baking 30 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired.
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