This is from answers.yahoo.com & sounds similar other than not using vanilla wafers for the crust which would be easy to substitute. CHOCOLATE MARBLED CHEESECAKE 2 c. chocolate cookie wafer crumbs 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar 1/2 c. (1 stick) butter, melted FILLING: 2 env. unflavored gelatin 1/2 c. cold water 1/3 c. all-purpose flour 3/4 c. granulated sugar, divided 1 1/2 c. milk 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten 1 pkg. (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate pieces 1 c. whipping cream 2 c. cottage cheese 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 tsp. almond extract 4 egg whites For Crust: Combine crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. press mixture firmly and evenly against the bottom and halfway up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Chill. For Filling: Sprinkle gelatin over water to soften. Combine flour and 1/4 cup sugar. Stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Add small amount of hot mixture to egg yolks; return all to saucepan. Cook 1 additional minute. Add softened gelatin; stir until dissolved. Cool to lukewarm. Melt chocolate pieces with 1/3 cup whipping cream over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted. (Refrigerate remaining cream until used.) Remove from heat; cool to lukewarm. Beat cottage cheese 5 minutes on highest speed of mixer. Blend in vanilla and almond extracts and gelatin mixture. Beat egg whites until foamy; continue beating and gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Fold beaten egg whites into gelatin mixture. Whip remaining 2/3 cup cream in a chilled bowl with chilled beaters until stiff peaks form; fold into gelatin mixture. Spoon about 1/3 of filling into crust; drizzle thin stream of chocolate over filling; swirl with spoon in marble pattern. Repeat until filling and chocolate are used.

I have a friend who makes a chocolate log cake every Christmas using Nabisco Famous Wafers and whipped cream. It is fantastic! I have a chocolate rum ball recipe that calls for these cookies crushed into crumbs. Another friend asked for the recipe,which I gave. She couldn't find the right cookies, so she used Oreos instead (regular sandwich cookies,with creme filling). She told me they came out terrible. Be very careful if you substitute! There's only one store near me that sells the Famous wafers, and I only see them around November-December. By the way, I recognize it by the picture of the chocolate log cake on the package.

Oh boy!!!! Linda, if your recipe makes about 5 dozen, I better cut ours in half! DS's full recipe calls for 3 POUNDS of cream cheese! He was afraid of the cone shape of the mini muffin tins. He took two years of baking and pastry in high school but has only done a little since graduation, as he couldn't get a job doing it. Needless to say, he's out of practice and unsure of changing things so drastically. These are pretty special people to us. I first met him when I was working for a car dealership. He was our district rep. He would come to the area and about mid week would be our turn for his visit. He would say "Wanna go out tonight?" Answer was always "You bet!" DH, who was my BF at the time, worked afternoon shift. We would go meet him for his lunch, our supper, have a few drinks together after DH went back to work, go back to the motel & call his wife. I only knew her by phone for 3 years! The first time I met her in person, it was like meeting my mother and best friend all in one. We have all been "family" since I first met him at work. They will do anything for anyone. We have a parking spot for the motor home in thier driveway, with an electric outlet, anytime we want to go to Michigan. We will take it up for the weekend when we go for the party in June. There isn't anything I can think of to buy them, but I can contribute to their special day. And of course, there will be willing hands available to help them set up and tear down! Thanks for the advice. I will certainly be experimenting before June! Besides, making them this size will MAYBE keep me from eating too much of it. I can put most of them in the freezer and nibble as the craving hits without having to over eat such a rich cheesecake. If we make one the usual way, I eat until I almost get sick on it, because it makes so much. I have cut the recipe in half, and if I don't want to make the crust, I can cheat and buy an extral large ready made graham crust, which will just hold a half recipe. Tami

Couple of things....that's 3 pounds of cream cheese...PLUS a cup of cream and 3 oz of sour cream and 6 eggs! That's HUGE!!! It would take easily a 10 inch spring form pan.... And you say you don't like orange flavor....leave the orange out....just sub about 1 1/2 tsps of pure vanilla extract in the cream cheese mixture....and either put lemon in the cheese mix or put some lemon peel in the crumbs for the crust....or put a little cinnamon in the crumb mixture... It'll be yummy! Linda c Try halving the recipe....and using an 8 inch spring form pan.