Thursday, March 20, 2008

Amaretto Cheesecake

Here is the Amaretto Cheesecake recipe at the request of the woman,Krista who got me started blogging.This is an excellent recipe. Love the topping-if the surface of your cheesecake cracks and this can happen, the topping covers it with taste and style. I put chocolate chips or grated chocolate on the topping. You can choose other favourites.

Amaretto Cheesecake recipe

1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
24 ounces cream cheese-three standard size packages- 8 ounces.
1 cup granulated sugar
4 medium eggs
1/3 cup Amaretto liqueur
Grated chocolate

Melt butter. Add to graham cracker crumbs and cinnamon. Mix well. Pat into bottom and 1/2 inch on sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
With electric mixer, beat softened cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in Amaretto. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 375 degrees F for 45 to 55 minutes until set.
Spoon cooled Glaze over cake. Refrigerate for 24 to 48 hours for flavor to penetrate fully. Cover with grated chocolate if desired.

Glaze:
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon amaretto
8 ounces sour cream

Add sugar to sour cream. Mix well; add Amaretto.
First baked for New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2007 for friends Helen and Doug. Doug loves Amaretto.
The recipe is excellent and best if made at least a day in advance.
More recipes to follow and I will only post ones that I have tried and are guaranteed to be flavour bursts.

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