White Russian Blackberry Cheesecake

Butter and kahlua combined with cookie crumbs. Crust mixture is pressed into springform pan and topped with blackberries, sugar and tapioca. Cheesecake filling created from cream cheese, sugar, eggs, sour cream, whipping cream, kahlua, and vodka poured over blackberries. Cheesecake is baked, cooled and chilled overnight. Before serving, dessert is glazed with sauce prepared from blackberry jelly and vodka; garnished with mixture of whipped topping and kahlua.

Ingredients -

1/2 cup Butter or Margarine
2 tablespoons Kahlua
2 cups Shortbread Cookie Crumbs
1 cup Blackberries
1 1/2 tablespoon Sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons Minute Tapioca
16 ounces Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup Sugar
3 Eggs
1 cup Sour Cream
1/2 cup Whipping Cream
1/4 cup Kahlua
3 tablespoons Vodka
1/2 cup Blackberry Jello
1 tablespoon Vodka
1 cup Whipped Topping
3 tablespoons Kahlua

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Heat butter in saucepan over medium heat until light brown, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 tablespoons Kahlua. Add cookie crumbs; mix well. Press onto bottom and halfway up side of greased 10-inch springform pan.

3. Spread blackberries over crumbs. Sprinkle with 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar and tapioca.

4. Combine cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in mixer bowl; mix well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sour cream, whipping cream, 1/4 cup Kahlua and 3 tablespoons vodka; mix well.

5. Pour over blackberries.

6. Place shallow pan half full of hot water on lower rack of oven.

7. Bake cheesecake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center is set.

8. Chill for several hours to overnight. Remove side of pan.

9. Bring blackberry jelly to a boil in saucepan, stirring frequently. Stir in 1 tablespoon vodka. Drizzle by teaspoonfuls over side of cheesecake.

10. Pour remaining jelly mixture over top of cheesecake, spreading to edge.

11. Chill until set. Garnish with mixture of whipped topping and 3 tablespoons Kahlua.

Cheesecake Making Tips -

Cream Cheese

Cream cheese is an American invention over a century old. The creamy, spreadable, mild cheese is soft, unripened cheese made from cow’s milk. A low fat version is available and has approximately half the calories as regular cream cheese.

Cheesecake Making Tips -

Crushed Cookie Crusts

Once the cookie crumbs are in the springform pan, wrap a piece of plastic wrap around your hand and press the cookie crumbs into the bottom and long the sides.