Dark chocolate Drizzled cheesecake...

Ingredients:


Cheesecake :
1 3/4 cups Graham Crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted
1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
3 cups cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
2 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
Chocolate sauce :
3/4 cup heavy cream, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups dark chocolate pieces
1/4 cup, firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup toasted almonds

Directions :


1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix graham crumbs, butter and 1/4 cup
sugar. Press onto bottom and 2-1/2 inches
up side of 9-inch springform pan.
3. Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar in
large bowl with mixer until well blended.
Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add
eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after
each just until blended. Pour into crust.
4. Bake 1 hour or until set. Cool completely.
Refrigerate 4 hours. Run sharp knife around
edge of pan to loosen cake. Remove rim.
5. In a double boiler oven hot but not boiling
water. Place the cream, chocolate and
sugar, heat, stirring often for 3-4 minutes or
until chocolate almost melts. Remove from
the heat and continue to stir until all the
chocolate melts.
6. Just prior to serving drizzle cheesecake with
chocolate and sprinkle almonds over top