MARBLE CHEESECAKE

I love cheesecake. The cheesecake factory has got to be one of my favorite places, because I think that is where I fell in love with this creamy goodness! The different variations of cheesecake that they have is out of this world. However the marble cheesecake would have to be one of my favorites because you can never go wrong with a little 'original' with chocolate!!

Enjoy!!

Makes two 9″ cheesecakes.

Prep: 15mins
Bake: 40-45mins

Need:
2 ready-made 9″ graham crust pans*
(You can make your own crust with crushed oreos/graham crackers and melted butter in two 9″ pans instead)
1 stick salted butter
3 blocks of Philly cream cheese, softened (not spread, 8oz each)*
(For a low fat version, use 2 blocks low-fat cream cheese, no butter, and 3 half-pints lite sourcream)
1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup milk

Do:
1) Preheat oven to 350F. Soften butter and cream cheese, whip on medium with an electric mixer one block at a time + butter, slowly adding the sugar *(do not add sour cream if you are using low-fat version) until creamed.
2) Continue beating in eggs, salt, vanilla, milk. *Carefully fold in sour-cream with spatula until fully integrated. Pour half of mixture into each crust-pan.

3) Add optional toppings (melted chocolate, pecans, fresh fruit, lemon zest, etc.)

Bake for 45 mins until lightly golden. Cool @room temperature for 5+hours then cover and chill overnight in fridge.