White Chocolate Cheesecake
CRUST:
1-1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted
FILLING:
8 ounces white chocolate
1 pound cream cheese
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1 teaspoon vanilla
TOPPING:
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
(Garnish: Chocolate curls & 1 tablespoon icing sugar)
Crust: In bowl, combine wafer crumbs with butter; press into 9-inch springform
pan. Filling: In top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water, melt white
chocolate; let cool for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese
with sugar until light. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in white chocolate,
sour cream, orange rind and vanilla. Pour over crust; bake in 350F oven for
40 to 45 minutes or until just set. Topping: Combine sour cream, sugar and
vanilla; spread over hot cake and return to oven for 3 to 5 minutes or until
set. Immediately run knife around edge of cake to loosen. Let cool completely.
Garnish: Mound chocolate curls over cake; dust lightly with icing sugar.
Chill.
Yield: 10 to 12 servings
Category: Desserts
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