Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 18 Nabisco chocolate wafers, finely crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 pound cream cheese, room temperature
  • 2 eggs at room temperature, lightly beaten
  • 2/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise and seeds scraped
  • 1 1/2 cups sour cream

Instruction

  • In a bowl stir together crushed wafers and cinnamon with a fork. Pour in butter, and stir until mixture is moist. Press mixture into a 9-inch springform pan, forming a crust just over 1 inch high around the sides. You might think you need more wafers, but you don't. Press patiently until a tight, thin layer forms. Chill until needed.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees with baking sheet on center rack. In an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until creamy and fluffy. Add eggs, 2/3 cup sugar and seeds from vanilla bean, and beat until very smooth. Scrape bowl with a spatula to break up lumps. Pour into crust, and place on baking sheet. Bake 25 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, blend sour cream with 3 tablespoons sugar. After 25 minutes, remove cake from oven, and let sit 5 minutes. Increase oven heat to 450 degrees. Gently spoon sour cream mixture on top, and spread evenly. Return cake to oven, and bake 7 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.