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Swirls, swirls, delicious swirls of chocolate and cheese makes a beautiful desert and a tasty one too.

Crust

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons margarine, melted

Filling

3 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
1 1-oz square unsweetened chocolate, melted

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend chocolate into 1 cup batter.

Spoon plain and chocolate batters alternately over crust; cut through batters with knife several times for marble effect. Bake at s450 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees; continue baking for 30 minutes.

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

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Santa would probably love some cupcakes this year instead of cookies! These Christmas cupcakes decoration ideas are so easy and fun to do. They’re great to get the kids involved. These cupcakes ideas will have your cupcakes looking like beautiful Christmas ornaments, reindeer and Christmas trees. Simply bake your favorite cupcake recipe and decorate accordingly:

Steps:

1. Ice cupcakes with red or white frosting. For a stylish look, ice half in red and the other half in white.
2. Place a peanut butter cup candy, upside down, on top of the iced cupcake. Press it into the frosting a bit so that it stays put.
3. For the ornament hook, use pretzels. Break off the rounded part that resembles a “J” shape and insert the pointed side into the candy. You can also use a mini candy cane.

Christmas Tree Cake

Steps:

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