Recipe Weekend: National Cheesecake Day and Roxie's Chocolate Mint Meringue Cheesecake

Did you know today is National Cheesecake Day? 


Yup, it sure is!

Roxie's Chocolate Mint Meringue Cheesecake

Ingredients
1 c Chocolate Wafer Crumbs
3 tb Margarine, Melted
2 tb Sugar
24 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
2/3 c Sugar
3 ea Large Eggs
1 c Mint Chocolate Chips, Melted
1 ts Vanilla
3 ea Large Egg Whites
7 oz Marshmallow
Creme (1 Jr)

Procedure
Combine crumbs, margarine and sugar; press onto bottom of 9-inch
spring- form pan. Bake at 350 degrees F., 10 minutes.

Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric
mixer until well blended.

Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in
mint chocolate and vanilla; pour over crust. Bake at 350 degrees
F., 50 minutes.

Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill.

Beat egg whites until soft peakes form. Gradually add marshmallow
creme, beating until stiff peakes form.

Carefully spread over top of cheesecake to seal.

Bake at 450 degrees F., 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly browned.



Source - The Best Of Cheesecake Recipes:
http://www.recipesecrets.net/blog/go/roxiescheesecake/