2 c  Vanilla wafer crumbs
     6 tb Melted butter
    14 oz Bag caramel candies
 5 1/3 oz Can evaporated milk
     1 c  Chopped toasted pecans
    16 oz Packages cream cheese,
          -softened
   1/2 c  Sugar
     1 ts Vanilla
     2    Eggs
   1/2 c  Semisweet chocolate chips,
          -melted
 Combine crumbs and butter and press onto bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
 Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Melt caramels in milk in heavy 1 1/2 quart
 saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth. Pour over crust.
 Top with pecans.
 Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.  Mix at medium speed with electric
 mixer until well-blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each.
 Blend in chocolate.  Pour over pecans.  Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
 Loosen cake from rim of pan. Chill. Garnish with whipped cream, additional
 chopped nuts and maraschino cherries if desired.
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