WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

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