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White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake




Source of Recipe


Sunday Dinner


List of Ingredients




4 (8 oz.) packages Philadelphia brand cream cheese, room temperature
2 C. sugar
6 eggs
2 t. vanilla
2 C. sour cream
1/2 C. chopped white chocolate
1/2 C. raspberry jam, thinned with 3 tablespoons water

Topping:
3/4 C. sour cream
3 T. sugar
1/2 t. vanilla
1/4 C. raspberry jam
1 T. water

Block of white chocolate, at room temperature, optional



Recipe



Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter the inside of a (10-inch) springform
pan, or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Wrap the outside bottom
and sides of the pan in two layers of aluminum foil. Set aside. Also
have ready a baking dish large enough to hold the springform pan in
a bain marie, or water bath.

Crust:
Spread slivered almonds in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Bake 5
to 10 minutes, shaking the pan gently every 2 to 3 minutes, until
fragrant and lightly browned.

In the bottom of the springform pan, combine almonds, graham cracker
crumbs and sugar. Add melted butter and almond extract, and mix
until well-combined. Lightly pat crumb mixture onto bottom only of
pan, spreading evenly across the surface.

Filling:
With a mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth and fluffy.
Mix in eggs one at a time; do not over-mix. Add vanilla and sour
cream, and mix just until well-blended. Fold in white chocolate.
Pour mixture into prepared springform pan.

Pour jam on top in a spiral pattern, then gently stir in jam,
leaving swirls visible.

Place springform pan in baking pan, and fill baking pan with water
to a depth of 1 inch. Bake about 1 hour and 15 minutes until set and
lightly browned. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven for 1
hour.

Remove from oven and let cool, overnight if possible. Run knife
along sides, and loosen sides of springform pan.

Topping:
In a bowl, combine sour cream, sugar, vanilla, raspberry jam and
water until smooth. Spread on top of cheesecake. If garnishing with
white chocolate, carefully shave off curls with a cheese plane or
vegetable peeler, and scatter curls over top of cheesecake.

Makes 12 servings.