This picture doesn't do it justice. The lighting in my grandma's kitchen was awful.

RECIPE:

Cheesecake
(This is the basic cheesecake recipe on Kraft.com but with my own additions.)

1-3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup margarine or butter, melted
1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
3 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese (or Neufchatel), softened
1 cup sour cream (reduced fat will work)
2 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
about 1/2 cup each frozen blackberries and raspberries, thawed

PREHEAT oven to 350°F if using a silver 8- or 9-inch springform pan (or to 325°F if using a dark nonstick 8- or 9-inch springform pan). Mix graham cracker crumbs, margarine and 1/4 cup of the sugar. Press firmly onto bottom and 2-1/2 inches up side of pan; set aside.
BEAT cream cheese and the remaining 1 cup sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Fold in thawed berries. Pour into crust.
BAKE 1 hour to 1 hour 10 min. or until center is almost set. Turn oven off. Open oven door slightly. Let cheesecake set in oven 1 hour. Remove cheesecake from oven. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Ganache
4 ounces (1/2 cup) heavy whipping cream
4 ounces dark chocolate, chopped (I used Dove)

Place the chopped chocolate in a mixing bowl. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring cream to a slight boil. Stir constantly for 1 minute to prevent burning and to keep a film from forming on top. Remove from heat and poor over chopped chocolate. Make sure all the chocolate is submerged. Let sit for 4 minutes to melt the chocolate. Use a rubber spatula and slowly stir the chocolate into the cream until smooth. Do not over mix and try not to encorporate any air into the mixture.

Pour ganache on top of cooled cheesecake. If it doesn't spread to the edges, use a spatula. Let it cool for about 5 minutes until the ganache begins to set. Drop fresh berries on top of the cheesecake. Refrigerate until ganache becomes firm (1-2 hours).

To remove cheesecake from pan, run a knife around the outside of the cheescake.

SLICE & ENJOY!
Refrigerate leftovers.