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Orange: Orange Upside-Down Cheesecake

Source of Recipe

www.amethysts-recipes.com


List of Ingredients

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1-1/2 cups orange juice
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups orange sections
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup orange juice
3 8-ounce packages cream cheese,   softened
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter or margarine,   melted


Recipe

Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan with butter. In a small saucepan, soften gelatin in orange juice.  Add sugar; heat until gelatin is dissolved.  Chill until slightly thickened.

Arrange orange sections on bottom of prepared springform pan.  Pour gelatin mixture over the oranges; chill until thickened.

In a small saucepan, soften gelatin in orange juice; heat until gelatin is dissolved. In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, and orange rind; beat until well blended.  Gradually beat in gelatin mixture until well blended.  Chill until slightly thickened.  Fold in whipped cream.  Pour over oranges.  Chill.

In a medium bowl, combine wafer crumbs, cinnamon, and butter; mix well.  Gently press onto top of cheesecake.  Chill for at least 4 hours or until firm. Loosen rim of springform pan; invert cheesecake onto a serving plate.  Remove rim of pan.