Blackberry Cheesecake
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: In 'Cheesecake Extraordinaire'
Serves 12 peopleCategories: Blackberries, Cheesecake, Dessert
Ingredients
- Vanilla Cookie Crust:
- 11 vanilla cream-filled sandwich style cookies, crushed
- 3 tablespoons chopped almonds, toasted
- 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
- Blackberry Filling:
- 24 ounces cream cheese
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 5 teaspoons cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 cup sweet blackberry wine
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup fresh blackberries (or frozen, thawed and drained blackberries)
- 1/4 cup chopped almonds, toasted
Directions
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In a bowl, combine the crushed cookies and chopped almonds; stir in melted butter until well combined.
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Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan. In a big bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, cornstarch, and cinnamon.
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Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
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Add in eggs and egg yolk, one at a time; beating well after each addition.
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Beat in the sweet blackberry wine, almond extract, and vanilla extract; stir in the blackberries and almonds.
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Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
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Bake at 350° for 15 minutes; decrease heat to 225° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
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Remove cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
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Chill, uncovered, overnight.