Rum-Raisin Cheesecake
From lacrenshaw 15 years ago
- 90 minutes to make
- Serves 12
Ed's favorite flavor combination in the whole universe, this is a special treat for him on his birthday.
Ingredients
- CRUST: shopping list
- 1 3/4 cups crumbs from zwieback, graham crackers, vanilla wafers, etc. shopping list
- 2 tablespoons sugar shopping list
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted shopping list
- FILLING: shopping list
- 40 ounces cream cheese, room temperature shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups sugar shopping list
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 6 large eggs, room temperature shopping list
- 4 large egg yolks, room temperature shopping list
- 1 cup dark rum shopping list
- 1/3 cup Half and Half shopping list
- 1 cup raisins, your choice shopping list
How to make it
- Generously butter an 8" springform pan.
- Mix together crumbs, sugar and butter.
- Coat prepared pan completely with mixture.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Using a stand mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth.
- Beat in suagr and vanilla extract.
- Beat eggs and yolks, one at a time but do not overmix.
- Blend in rum and Half and Half.
- Stir in raisins.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Set pan in roasting pan, adding water to 1 1/2" up sides of springform pan.
- Bake for 90 minutes OR until cake feels dry to the touch.
- Remove from oven.
- Cool completely.
- Refrigerate until serving time.
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I am so glad you brought this wonderful recipe to my attention by posting it for all of us to try.
This sounds fantastic!
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Wow! I will love making this! (and eating it!)
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Decadence on a plate. Love the sounds of this one. Great post and a high 5.
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