Birthday Chessecake

In my house it is not a real birthday without a birthday cake. So last Saturday, I was celebrating a good friend's birthday, he is a big fan of cheesecakes so I decided to venture out in making a chocolate marble cheesecake.

The crust was a mixture of 1 1/2 cup grahamcrakers, 1 tbsp sugar, 1/4 cup chopped walnuts and 1/2 cup melted butter.
Mix all the ingredients for the crust together and press it onto the bottom of a spring form pan. You also want to make sure the crust is about 1-2 inch up the edge.
For the batter take 3 packages of cream cheese ( I used 2 package of low fat and one regular) and cream it well in a mixer. You want to make sure that it is room temperature, it just makes it easier to smooth out. Then add 1 cup of sugar, 2 tblsp flour, 1 tsp vanilla and 1/4 cup of milk, I used non fat. Mix it all well. Stir in 3 eggs, one at the time. Divide the filling into two bowls, and add 4 ounces melted semisweet chocolate into one half.

Pour the white filling into the crust, then the chocolate filling.

To create swirls, use a thin metal spatula and gently swirl around the filling.

Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes until edges appears set when gently shaken. Cool completely before serving. I actually made this the evening before, and it worked great.
Since this was a Birthday Cheesecake, it of course need to be decorate with candles and flags. Hip hip Hurra and Enjoy!