Cranberry And White Chocolate Cheesecake

Recipe Ingredients

		Cake
4 oz	113g	White chocolate - chopped
2		Cream cheese
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Sugar
3		Eggs
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vanilla
1		Salt
3 cups	711ml	Sour cream
		Crust
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter - melted
2 oz	56g	White chocolate - chopped
		Glaze
2 cups	186g / 6.6oz	Cranberries
1/3 cup	65g / 2.3oz	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cornstarch
		Garnish
		White chocolate - grated

Recipe Instructions

Crust: Stir crumbs with butter until well moistened; stir in chocolate. Press into the bottom of a greased 9-inch Springform pan. Centre pan on a 20 X 14 inch piece of foil; press up tightly around side of pan. Bake in 325F oven for 8 minutes. Let cool on a rack.

Cake: In a double boiler melt chocolate. Let cool. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until softened. Gradually beat in sugar; beat for 3 minutes or until fluffy. On low speed, beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla, chocolate and salt; stir in sour cream. Pour onto crust.

Set cake pan onto a larger shallow pan; pour in enough hot water to come 1 ~ inch up the side. Bake at 325F for 1 1/4 hours or until the edge is set but centre still jiggles slightly. Turn oven off; let cool in oven for 1 hour. Remove from larger pan and remove foil; let cool on a rack. Cover and refrigerate over night.

Glaze: In saucepan cook cranberries and 1/4 cup water, partially covered, just until boiling. Stir in sugar and return to a boil; cook for 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved but berries have not popped. Drain, reserving juice and berries separately.

Remove cake from pan; place on cake plate. Return juice to saucepan; blend in cornstarch. Cook, whisking, until boiling and thickened; let cool slightly. Spoon berries around edge of the cake. Spoon glaze over top. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until set. Garnish with chocolate gratings.

Canadian Living December 1993

Source:
Better Homes and Gardens March 1990

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