Margarita Cheesecake

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Title: Margarita Cheesecake
Categories: Cheesecakes, Bakery
Yield: 10 servings

1 1/4 c Vanilla wafer cookie crumbs
1/4 c Unsalted butter; melted
3 pk Cream cheese; (8 oz) room
-- emperature
2 c Sour cream
1 1/4 c Sugar
3 tb Grand marnier
3 tb Gold tequila
3 tb Lime juice; freshly squeezed
2 ts Grated lime peel
4 lg Eggs
1 Lime slices (garnish)

Recipe by: TOO HOT TAMALES SHOW #TH6307 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix
cookie crumbs and butter in medium bowl until blended. Press mixture onto
bottom and 1-inch up sides of 9inchdiameter springform pan with 2 3/4inch
high sides. Refrigerate while preparing filling. Using electric mixer, beat
cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy. Add 1 cup sour cream, 1 cup sugar,
Grand Marnier, tequila, lime juice and lime peel and beat until well
blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each
addition. Pour filling into crust. Bake until center is softly set, about
50 minutes. Maintain oven temperature. Mix remaining 1 cup sour cream, 1/4
cup sugar and 1 tablespoon lime juice in small bowl. Pour over cheesecake.
Using spatula, smooth top. Bake cheesecake 5 minutes longer. Transfer pan
to rack and cool completely. Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 4
hours or overnight. Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Remove pan
sides. Garnish cake with lime slices. Yield: 10 to 12 servings Copyright,
1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved 10/25/96 show

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