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Friday, April 13, 2012

Strawberry Daiquiri Cheesecake

Crust:
1 1/2 cup ground Vanilla Wafers
6 T melted butter
1/4 cup sugar

In small bowl, combine wafers, butter and sugar. Mix until crumbly. Press into a 9" spring form pan. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool. Refrigerate.

Filling:
1 Envelope unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. Rum extract
1/3 cup Strawberry daiquiri drink mixer
1/2 cup Lime juice
1 tsp. grated lime rind
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
4 large eggs, separated
2 (8 oz) pkgs cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup heavy cream

In medium saucepan, combine gelatin, sugar, rum, daiquiri mixer, and lime juice. Stir the grated rinds, then add the egg yolks, thoroughly mixing all ingredients. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

In Large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth and light, add powdered sugar until smooth then slowly add the gelatin mixture while mixing. Blend all ingredients thoroughly until smooth. In separate bowl, beat heavy cream until soft peaks form then fold into the cream cheese mixture. In a clean, separate bowl, beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks. (The bowl needs to be clean otherwise the peaks won't form.) Fold the whites into the cream cheese mixture. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and refrigerate overnight.

Topping:
2 limes, thinly sliced
2 lemons, thinly sliced
1/4 cup strawberry daiquiri drink mixer

Just before serving, carefully take a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen the cake. Remove pan. Garnish with lemon and lime slices. Pour daiquiri mixer over top of cake.

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