Ingredients

  • 1 12 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
  • 14 cup butter, melted
  • 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (REAL chocolate please)
  • 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 4 eggs, beaten until frothy
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • melted white chocolate or white chocolate, shavings/curls (optional)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
  • Mix chocolate wafer crumbs and melted butter press into a 9" springform pan.
  • Melt the chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over hot but not boiling water.
  • Stir until completely smooth.
  • Beat the cream cheese with an electrix mixer.
  • until fluffy.
  • Slowly beat in condensed milk until well blended and smooth.
  • Add melted chocolate, eggs, and vanilla, beat with electric mixer on low until thoroughly blended.
  • Pour into the springform pan.
  • Bake at 300F for 55 minutes.
  • Turn off oven and allow cake to sit in cooling oven for 30 minutes.
  • When cake is cool, refrigerate at least 4 hours preferably overnight.
  • If desired drizzle with melted white chocolate or sprinkle with chocolate shavings prior to serving.