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Great gifts for giving
The perfect addition to any gift basket
Great idea for the holidays or any special occasion
~ Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake ~
~Crust~
9 oz chocolate wafer cookies
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
~Filling~
24 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
3 eggs
2 T lemon juice
3 T flour
2 t vanilla extract
12 oz raspberry dessert filling, strained
Preheat oven to 325F.
Finely crush chocolate wafers. In medium bowl, combine
cookie crumbs,butter and brown sugar. Press firmly on
bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan. In large
bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Beat in sugar, sour
cream and eggs until smooth. On low speed, add lemon
juice, flour and vanilla, mix well. In medium bowl,
stir 1/3 of the batter into strained raspberry filling
Mix well. Pour remaining batter into prepared pan;
using spoon, drop the raspberry filling into the plain
batter. With knife, swirl filling into batter. Bake
1 hour or until center is set. Carefully loosen top
of cheesecake from the edge of pan with a tip. Cool.
Chill. Remove sides of pan. Garnish as desired.
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For gift giving place cake on a decorative
holiday plate. Give with a basket containing
favorite tea mixture, tea infuser, and teacup
or coffee mug. Embellish basket with greenery
and ribbon. Add gift tag and recipe card.
