cheesecake recipes...

[HollyElise]

i'm gaining a reputation for making awesome cheesecakes and i just came up with this one and have to share it with you, it's sooooo easy yet comes out so fancy!

RASPBERRY LIQUOR CHEESECAKE

Preheat oven to medium heat, 350 degrees F.

GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST:

2 cups crushed graham crackers (or especially for those of you across the pond, you can crush just about any dry cookie or sweet cracker... i'm going to experiment next time)

1/4 pound melted butter


mix and press onto bottom and sides of a springform pan

FILLING:
3 packages / 24 oz / 1&1/2 pounds light cream cheese or Neufchatel
4 eggs
1 cup raspberry liqueor
sugar to taste (sorry for the approximate measure, but it will depend on the sweetness of the liqueor... i would suggest 1/2 to 3/4 cup)

Blend filling ingredients in a food processor until smoothe (if working without a processor, stir cream cheese vigorously on its own until buttery before adding other ingredients to it). Pour into crust. Place in oven and bake until center is just firm.

FINISHING:
One small bar milk chocolate.
One small bar white chocolate.
Fresh raspberries (optional)

When cake is cool, release from springform. Melt milk chocolate on a double boiler, and when quite thoroughly melted and liquid, use either a piping tool or spoon to zig zag drips on top of cheesecake. Then melt white chocolate and zig zag in other direction. Decorate top with fresh raspberries.

I hope you try it.

[HollyElise]

I'm going to make another cheesecake tomorrow... any suggestions on flavor or decorating?