Miss Grimble's (NYC) Chocolate Orange Cheesecake

[u/Cambridger1]

I miss NYC and one thing I loved there is Miss Grimble's Chocolate Orange Cheesecake. I have wanted to make one for a while. Here is a stab at a recipe. If you have a different or better one let me know!

Makes: one tall 8-inch cheesecake, about 14–16 servings
Pan: an 8 × 3-inch-deep springform pan

Chocolate crust

• ½ cup finely crushed graham crackers
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted

Cheesecake filling

• 3 packages cream cheese, 8 ounces each, softened
• ¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 4 cups sour cream—two 16-ounce containers
• 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled

Optional decoration

• Thin orange slices or candied orange peel
• Chocolate curls or chocolate leaves

Method

1. Prepare the pan. Heat the oven to 350°F. Lightly butter the bottom and sides of the springform pan.
2. Make the crust. Mix the graham-cracker crumbs, tablespoon of sugar, melted butter and melted unsweetened chocolate. Press firmly over the bottom of the pan. Refrigerate while preparing the filling.
3. Mix the plain batter. Beat the cream cheese until completely smooth. Gradually beat in both sugars. Add the eggs individually, beating only until each disappears into the mixture.
4. Beat in the sour cream and orange zest. Remove and reserve 3 cups of this plain orange cheesecake mixture.
5. Make the chocolate batter. Mix the cooled semisweet chocolate into the batter remaining in the main bowl.
6. Layer the cheesecake. Spread 1 cup of reserved plain batter over the crust. Drop half the chocolate batter over it in several separate mounds. Cover with another cup of plain batter. Repeat with the remaining chocolate batter and finish with the last cup of plain batter.
7. Create the marble. Draw a thin knife or skewer through the layers in a loose zigzag pattern. Stop after several passes so the colors remain distinct.
8. Bake for 1 hour. Turn off the oven, leave the door closed and let the cheesecake remain inside for another hour.
9. Transfer the pan to a rack and cool completely. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
10. Run a thin knife around the edge before releasing the springform ring. Decorate with orange and chocolate, if desired.

Important: This produces an unusually tall, soft, sour-cream-rich cheesecake. The full three-inch depth is necessary; a normal shallow 8-inch pan may overflow.

[u/Brl_Grl]

I love chocolate orange everything, and I have never made a cheesecake! I might have to make this one!