New York Style Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 2 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened at room temperature
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped from inside of pod and reserved
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 8 ounces melted semisweet chocolate, cooled slightly
• Fresh strawberries, for garnish
• Whipped cream, for garnish
• Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish