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      Title: Kahlua White Russian Cheesecake
 Categories: Cheesecakes
      Yield: 1 Cheesecake

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      3 tb Butter
      3 tb Light brown sugar
      1 tb Kahlua
    1/2 c  Pecans or walnuts;
           - finely chopped
    1/2 c  Zwieback toasts (7 to 7);
           - finely crushed crumbs

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     18 oz Cream cheese (3 pkg)
    3/4 c  Superfine sugar
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 ts Vanilla
      4 lg Eggs
    1/4 c  Kahlua
      2 tb Vodka
      1 c  Dairy sour cream;
           - room temperature
      1 c  Coconut; flaked or
           - long shredded

MMMMM--------------------KAHLUA CHERRY SAUCE-------------------------
      1 cn Dark sweet cherries;
           - pitted, in heavy syrup
      2 tb Kahlua
      1 tb Vodka
      2 ts Sugar
      2 tb Corn starch
    1/8 ts Salt
      1 tb Lemon juice

  Caramel Nut Crust:

  Over low heat, stirring, melt butter with the light brown sugar in
  8" skillet. Add Kahlua. Simmer, stirring, until mixture bubbles and
  thickens slightly, about 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in nuts and zwieback
  crumbs. While mixture is warm, quickly press in even layer in
  bottom of 9" springform pan.

  Filling:

  Beat cream cheese on medium speed of mixer until smooth. Beat in
  sugar, salt, and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until
  well blended. Slowly add Kahlua and vodka. Pour into prepared pan,
  spread level. Set pan on cookie sheet. Bake in 350°F oven on first
  rack below oven center, just until barely set in center, about 25
  to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes. Stir sour
  cream to smooth it, then gently spread over top of cake to within
  1/4" of outer edge. Cool, then sprinkle coconut on top. Refrigerate
  (overnight is fine) until ready to serve. Remove cake 30 minutes
  before serving to soften slightly. Top each serving with Kahlua
  Cherry Sauce.

  Kahlua Cherry Sauce:

  Drain cherries, saving syrup. Mix drained cherries with Kahlua and
  vodka, set aside. Mix sugar, corn starch, and salt in saucepan.
  Blend in 3/4 cup cherry syrup and lemon juice. Cook, stirring,
  until mixture boils, thickens and becomes clear. Add cherry
  mixture. Cool.

  Recipe by Lisa Bartholomew

  Recipe FROM: Syracuse Post-Standard newspaper

  Posted by Sue Albro <salbro@ocmvm.cnyric.org> on Mar 9, 1998

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