Cheesecake Sampler
Cheesecake Sampler requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 1113 calories, 15g of protein, and 88g of fat. This recipe serves 8. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. If you have sugar, sugar, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
Instructions
Combine first 3 ingredients; stir well. Press mixture firmly onto bottom and up sides of a lightly greased 9" springform pan. Chill thoroughly.
Beat cream cheese at high speed of a heavy-duty electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually add 1 3/4 cups sugar, beating well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add sour cream and vanilla; beat at low speed until smooth.
Bake at 300 for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Turn off oven, and leave cheesecake in oven 4 hours. (Do not open oven door.)
Remove from oven; cool completely on wire rack. Cover and chill 8 hours.
Remove sides of springform pan; transfer cheesecake to a serving platter.
Cut into 8 wedges; top each slice with desired Cheesecake Toppings.
Brush orange marmalade evenly over slice.
Cut candied orange slices in halves, thirds, and quarters. Arrange them over slice.
Black-and-White Cheesecake: Spoon one can each ready-made chocolate and cream cheese frostings into seperate microwave-safe bowls. Microwave each at HIGH 20 seconds or until just soft and pipeable. Spoon frostings into seperate heavy-duty, zip-top plastic bags. Seal; snip a tiny hole in the corner or each bag. Pipe chocolate frosting in a zigzag fashion over slice. Pipe cream cheese frosting over chocolate frosting in opposite direction. Pipe additional chocolate frosting over cream cheese frosting.
Place chocolate-covered coffee beans on crust edge, using chocolate frosting to secure in place.
Coconut Cheesecake: Spoon one can ready-made cream cheese frosting into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 40 seconds or until melted and pourable.
Pour over slice; sprinkle with grated fresh or frozen coconut.
Walnut Cheesecake: Spoon walnuts-in-syrup ice cream topping over slice. (We tested with Smuckers.)
Peppermint Cheesecake: Spoon one can ready-made cream cheese frosting into microwave safe bowl. Microwave HIGH for 30 seconds or until almost melted and stirrable.
Combine frosting and crushed peppermint candy. Stir well.
Place whole pillow-shaped peppermint candies around edge of crust.
Brush melted seedless raspberry jam over slice. Arrange fresh raspberries over slice; brush lightly with additional melted jam.
Caf au Lait Cheesecake: Spoon sweetened whipped cream or thawed frozen whipped topping into a decorating bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe rosettes over slice, and sprinkle evenly with ground cinnamon.
Place a pirouline cookie on the crust edge of slice.
Holly Cheesecake: Pipe green cake decorating gel in shape of holly leaves over slice. Arrange 3 red candy-coated chocolate-covered peanuts at top of leaves.