Joe’s Chocolate Rum Cheesecake

Ingredients

Crust

• 18 vanilla wafers
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• grated rind of 1 lemon

Filling

• 10 oz. semisweet chocolate bits, melted
• 1½ lb cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• ¼ cup raisins, soaked in 1 oz dark rum
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups sour cream

Directions

Crush wafers and mix with butter and lemon rind. Press into bottom of 9-inch springform pan 3 inches deep. In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each. Mix in chocolate. Fold in raisins and rum, vanilla, and sour cream. Pour into springform pan. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature and refrigerate overnight.