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Honey: Ginger Honey Cheesecake

Source of Recipe

Ken Haedrich's Home for the Holiday's Cookbook


List of Ingredients

CRUST:
1 cup finely crushed graham cracker crumbs
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold, cut in 1/4" pieces

FILLING:
1 pound cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 1/4 cups sour cream
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2/3 cup golden raisins, finely minced
1 tablespoon candied ginger, finely minced


Recipe

Butter the sides only of an 8-in. springform pan. Make the crust by mixing the cracker crumbs and 1 T. sugar in a bowl. Add the butter and rub it in until all of the crumbs are dampened by the fat. Distribute the crumbs loosely but evenly in the pan and press them in ; pushing them slightly up the sides. Cover and chill while you make the filling; preheat the oven to 350ºF.

Using an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese, honey, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the remaining ingredients and continue to beat until evenly blended; use the greater amount of ginger if you want a pronounced ginger flavor, the lesser amount for a subtle effect. Scrape the filling into the pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool the cake thoroughly on a rack--it will take several hours--then cover, still in the pan, and refrigerate for 12 hours before unmolding and slicing.