New Zealand Kiwi Cheesecake
Recipe Description
10 servings.1 hour preparation.Ingredients
- CRUST
- 1,1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup Granulated sugar|Sugar, Granulated CHEESECAKE
- 1,1/2 lbs cream cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs, Slightly Beaten
- 1 cup Granulated sugar|Sugar, Granulated TOPPING
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 kiwi|kiwi fruits, Peeled & Sliced
- 6 tablespoons butter, Melted
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons confectioners' Granulated sugar|Sugar
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the crumbs in a mixing bowl and add the butter (NO margarine) and Granulated sugar|Sugar.
Blend well.
Press the mixture onto the bottom and partly up the sides of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
Smooth the crumb mixture along the bottom to an even thickness.
Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
Cool before filling.
CHEESECAKE: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, milk, salt, and vanilla until well blended.
Add the eggs and Granulated sugar|Sugar and continue to beat until light and creamy.
Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 35 minutes, or until lightly browned; the cake should be set in the middle.
Remove the cake from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.
Prepare the topping by mixing together, the sour cream, Granulated sugar|Sugar, and vanilla.
Spread the topping over the top of the cake.
Return the cake to the oven and bake for 15 minutes more.
Cool to room temperature; then refrigerate until chilled.
Just before serving, garnish the top of the cake with slices of kiwi|kiwi fruit.
Place the crumbs in a mixing bowl and add the butter (NO margarine) and Granulated sugar|Sugar.
Blend well.
Press the mixture onto the bottom and partly up the sides of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
Smooth the crumb mixture along the bottom to an even thickness.
Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
Cool before filling.
CHEESECAKE: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, milk, salt, and vanilla until well blended.
Add the eggs and Granulated sugar|Sugar and continue to beat until light and creamy.
Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 35 minutes, or until lightly browned; the cake should be set in the middle.
Remove the cake from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.
Prepare the topping by mixing together, the sour cream, Granulated sugar|Sugar, and vanilla.
Spread the topping over the top of the cake.
Return the cake to the oven and bake for 15 minutes more.
Cool to room temperature; then refrigerate until chilled.
Just before serving, garnish the top of the cake with slices of kiwi|kiwi fruit.
This article uses material from the "New Zealand Kiwi Cheesecake" article on the Recipes wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License
