White Russian Cheesecake
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| serves 12 |
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| 24 oz. | cream cheese, softened |
| 3/4 cup | sugar |
| 1/2 tsp | salt |
| 1 tsp | vanilla extract |
| 4 | eggs |
| 1/4 cup | kahlua |
| 2 Tbsp | vodka |
| 1 cup | sour cream |
| 1 cup | shredded coconut, toasted |
| | caramel nut crust |
| | kahlua cherry sauce |
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| for crust: in skillet, over low heat, stir 3 tbsp butter with 3 tbsp |
| sugar. add 1 tbsp kahlua. heat and stir 2 min. add 1/2 cup chopped pecans |
| and 1/2 cup zwieback crumbs. while mixture is warm, press in an even layer |
| into the bottom of a 9" springform pan. |
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| beat cream cheese until smooth. beat in sugar, salt, and vanilla. add |
| eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. stir in kahlua and |
| vodka. pour onto crust. set on baking sheet. bake at 350' in preheated |
| oven for 45 minutes. cool 5 min. stir sour cream, then spread over cake. |
| sprinkle coconut on top. serve with kahlua cherry sauce. |
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| kahlua cherry sauce |
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| 19 oz. | can of pitted dark sweet cherries in syrup |
| 1 Tbsp | kahlua |
| 1 Tbsp | vodka |
| 2 Tbsp | of sugar |
| 2 Tbsp | of cornstarch |
| dash | of salt |
| 1 Tbsp | lemon juice |
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| for sauce: drain can of cherries in syrup, reserving syrup. mix cherries, |
| kahlua and vodka. in pan, mix sugar and cornstarch with a dash of salt. |
| stir in syrup and lemon juice. cook, stir until boiling, thick and clear. |
| add cherry mixture, cool. |
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| (ID: 11096) Mirror: rec.food.recipes: Tue, Aug 26, 2003 |