Dora's Prize Winning Cheesecake

My maternal grandmother, dora feinstein, was an excellent cook and an even better baker! She began entering baking contests and in 1964 she became the new jersey state winner of the pillsbury bake-off. As the state winner she received all new kitchen appliances and an all-expense paid trip, with my grandfather, to miami fl to compete in the national bake-off! Parts of the contest were televised that year and we got to watch her in the parade of state winners entering the hotel ballroom which had been transformed into a lot of small kitchens! later we watched the award ceremony. While she did not win the national bake-off she was our winner! We loved visiting my grandparents for many reasons, but one particular reason was that we could be sure we would be “testing” whatever her latest creation was! her recipe became the property of pillsbury, of course, and appears in their cookbooks as royal marble cheesecake"."

Steps

You need a 9 inch springform pan for this cake.

Melt the chocolate chips , either in the microwave or over a double boiler.

Take the cream cheese out of the fridge , it needs to be softened.

Heat oven to 400f.

In a bowl , combine cup flour and 2 teaspoons sugar.

Using an fork or pastry blender cut in butter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.

Stir in 2 teaspoons of the melted chocolate keep the rest for the filling.

Press the mixture into the bottom of the ungreased springform pan.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes or until very light brown.

Remove from oven and lower the heat to 325f.

In a large bowl beat the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add cup flour and the vanilla and blend well.

Using low speed on an electric mixer add the eggs one at a time , beating until just blended.

Add the sour cream and mix well.

Take 1 cups of the filling and put it in a separate bowl and stir in the rest of the melted chocolate.

Pour half of the plain filling .

Ingredients

all-purpose flour, sugar, butter, semi-sweet chocolate chips, vanilla extract, cream cheese, sour cream, eggs