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Rich cheesecake, in a chocolate wafer crumb
crust, with a decorative ring of cherry sauce-hearts.
Sweetheart
Cheesecake
- Crust Ingredients:
- 1 1/3 cups crushed chocolate
wafer cookies
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Filling Ingredients:
- 4 large eggs, separated
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Topping Ingredients:
- 1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cherry Mixture Ingredients:
- 1 (21-ounce) can cherry
pie filling
3 tablespoons kirsch or orange juice, if desired
- Heat oven to 325°F
(160°C).
- Stir together all crust
ingredients in small bowl. Press onto bottom of ungreased 9-inch
springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool.
- Place egg whites in small
mixer bowl. Beat at high speed, scraping bowl often, until soft
peaks form (1 to 2 minutes). Set aside.
- Combine 1/2 cup butter,
cream cheese and egg yolks in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium
speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (2 to 3 minutes). Add
all remaining filling ingredients except egg whites. Continue
beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes).
Gently stir in beaten egg whites by hand.
- Spoon filling into prepared
pan. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until center is set and firm
to the touch. (Cheesecake surface will be cracked.) Cool 15 minutes;
loosen sides of cheesecake from pan by running knife around inside
of pan. Cool completely. (Cheesecake center will dip slightly
upon cooling.)
- Stir together sour cream,
2 tablespoons sugar and vanilla in small bowl. Spread evenly
over top of cheesecake. Spoon out 2 to 3 tablespoons cherry sauce
from pie filling; drop by teaspoonfuls onto sour cream topping.
Carefully pull knife or spatula through cherry sauce to form
hearts. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours.
- To serve, stir together
remaining pie filling and kirsch in medium bowl; spoon over cheesecake.
Store refrigerated.
Makes 12 servings.
Nutrition Facts (1 serving):
Calories: 490, Fat: 29 g, Cholesterol: 150 mg, Sodium: 310 mg,
Carbohydrates: 48 g, Dietary Fiber: 0 g, Protein: 7 g.
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