Individual Orange and Chocolate Cheesecakes

i am making this for lindsay's baby shower. i know it's early but i'm pumped. thank you giada de laurentis. i love you and your abnormally short arms.

1/3 cup finely crushed chocolate wafers
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup ricotta cheese
2 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons
1 orange, zested
1 egg
Butter, for greasing

Special equipment: mini muffin tin

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the crushed chocolate wafers and the melted butter. Place a tightly packed teaspoon of the wafer mixture into each mini-muffin cup and press down firmly.

In a food processor combine the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the sugar, half of the orange zest, and the egg. Blend until smooth. Lightly grease the sides of the mini muffin tin with butter. Fill the cups with about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the cheesecake mixture. Place the mini muffin tin in a baking dish and pour enough hot water in the baking dish to come halfway up the sides of the mini muffin tin. Bake for 25 minutes. Transfer the mini muffin tin to a wire rack and let cool for 30 minutes. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Use a small knife to gently pop the cheesecakes out of the cups.

Just before serving, combine the remaining orange zest with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Top each individual cheesecake with about 1/4 teaspoon of the orange zest mixture and serve.

Cheese Cake - DELICIOUS!

1 (12 oz.) Brick of Plain Cream Cheese
1 Can Condensed Milk
1 Whole Lemon
1 Tsp. Vanilla
1 Graham Cracker Crust

Soften Cream Cheese In Microwave For Approx. 45 Seconds.
Blend Softened Cream Cheese and Condensed Milk.
Squeeze As Much Juice As You Can Get Out Of The Lemon By Hand.
Add Lemon Juice To Cheese/Milk Mixture Until Smooth And Add A Cap Full (Approx. 1 Tsp.) Of Vanilla.
Pour Mixture Into Crust And Place In Refrigerator For At Least 2 Hours To Set Up.
You Can Add Any Topping You Would Like. However, This Cheesecake Is Good Even Without A Topping.

I Have Never Tried This, But It Might Even Be Good To Use Strawberry Flavored Cream Cheese For A Hint Of Flavor. Hope You All Enjoy It! :)