FLYING LESSONS: 101

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RECIPE: WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

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INGREDIENTS:
CRUST:
1-1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted

FILLING:
8 ounces white chocolate
1 pound cream cheese
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1 teaspoon vanilla

TOPPING:
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

(Garnish: Chocolate curls & 1 tablespoon icing sugar)

DIRECTIONS:
Crust: In bowl, combine wafer crumbs with butter; press
into 9-inch springform pan. Filling: In top of double boiler
over hot, not boiling, water, melt white chocolate; let
cool for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream
cheese with sugar until light. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
Beat in white chocolate, sour cream, orange rind and vanilla.
Pour over crust; bake in 350F oven for 40 to 45 minutes or
until just set. Topping: Combine sour cream, sugar and
vanilla; spread over hot cake and return to oven for 3 to 5
minutes or until set. Immediately run knife around edge of
cake to loosen. Let cool completely. Garnish: Mound chocolate
curls over cake; dust lightly with icing sugar. Chill.

Yield: 10 to 12 servings
Category: Desserts

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