# 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.