Kalua's White Russian Blackberry Cheesecake Ingredients: 1/2 C. butter or margarine  2 T. Kahlua  2 C. shortbread cookie crumbs  1 C. blackberries  1 to 2 T. sugar  2 to 3 T. Minute tapioca  16 oz. cream cheese, softened  1 C. sugar  3 eggs  1 C. sour cream  1/2 C. whipping cream  1/4 C. Kahlua  3 T. vodka  1/2 C. blackberry jelly 1 T. vodka  1 C.  whipped topping  3 T. Kahlua 
  Directions: Preheat oven to 350° F. Heat butter in saucepan over medium heat until light  brown, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 tablespoons Kahlua.  Add cookie crumbs; mix well. Press onto bottom and halfway up side of greased 10  inch springform pan. 
  Spread blackberries over crumbs. Sprinkle with 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar and  tapioca.  Combine cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in mixer bowl; mix well. Add eggs one at  a time, beating well after each addition. Add sour cream, whipping cream, 1/4  cup Kahlua and 3 tablespoons vodka; mix well. Pour over blackberries. 
  Place shallow pan half full of hot water on lower rack of oven. Bake  cheesecake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center is set. 
  Chill for several hours to overnight. Remove side of pan. Bring blackberry  jelly to a boil in saucepan, stirring frequently. Stir in 1 tablespoon vodka.  Drizzle by teaspoonfuls over side of cheesecake. Pour remaining jelly mixture  over top of cheesecake, spreading to edge. Chill until set. Garnish with mixture  of whipped topping and 3 tablespoons Kahlua. Yield: 16 servings. 
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