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White Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake




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posted by billk54 at rc
CRUST: Use butter cookie or brown sugar cookie dough to make a crust. Or make a crumb crust using the recipe below, from bread crumbs w/ sugar and butter), already-baked cookies, or plain old graham crackers.

Graham cracker crust:

1/2 c butter
1 1/5 c graham crumbs
3 T sugar

Melt butter. Mix in the remaining ingredients. Press into 10 inch springform pan. (Or split into two 6-inches.)


CHEESECAKE:
350 degree oven

1 1/2 c. sugar *
1 1/2 lbs (3 pkgs) softened cream cheese
3 eggs
8-9 oz. good quality white chocolate **
3 T heavy cream
1 c. sour cream
1/4 c. amaretto

* (You'll probably want a litle less, since the white chocolate and amaretto are both sweet. Try 1 c. and taste batter.)
** (Tobler Narcisse, Lindt, Valhrona white chocolate couverture, Callebaut, etc.)

Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Melt white chocolate with heavy cream (in double boiler or in microwave, but if using microwave, stop and stir every 20 seconds). Beat white chocolate, amaretto, and sour cream into batter. Beat a while longer. Bake in preheated oven 55-60 minutes. If top starts to become too brown, cover w/ foil partway through baking or refrigerate cake and just slice top off cheesecake when cool.
(Then you get to sample the cake (quality assurance) before serving it to guests :)

TOPPING:
1 c. sour cream
1 c. confectioner's sugar

Whisk together. Add a touch of amaretto or vanilla. Spoon over top of cake, letting some drip over the sides.