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Home -> Baked Goods -> Cakes and Tortes
Recipe submitted by chefdude7263
Ingredients (view qty in metric system instead)
Crust: 20 vanilla wafer cookies 12 chopped, pitted dates 2 cups chopped toasted walnuts 3 tbsp. melted butter
Filling: 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1 cup brown sugar 3 tbsp. bourbon 6 large egg yolks 2 large eggs 2 cups heavy or whipping cream
Topping: 2 cups sour cream 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
For Crust: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine cookies, dates and walnuts in a food processor and grind finely. Add butter and blend until a coarse meal forms. Press mixture into the bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of a 10 inch springform pan. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until crust is puffed and golden. Cool crust on a rack. Wrap outside of pan tightly with foil.
For Filling: Beat cream cheese with sugar in a large bowl until fluffy. Add bourbon, yolks and eggs and beat until just blended. Stir in cream. Pour filling into crust. Place springform pan into a large roasting pan and fill with hot water to come halfway up sides of springform. Bake cheesecake about 60 to 70 minutes until set. Remove cheesecake from water bath and discard foil. Refrigerate cheesecake 1 hour.
For Topping: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Stir together sour cream, sugar and vanilla in a small bowl. Spread evenly over top of cheesecake and bake 5 minutes. Refrigerate cheesecake at least 8 hours before serving.
Serves 10 to 12.
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