White Chocolate Cheese Cake with Blueberry Sauce
Serves 12
16
ounces of cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 large eggs
2 tbsps. lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups sour cream
12 ounces premium white chocolate, melted
Line the bottom of an 8 inch by 2 ½ inch greased
springform pan with parchment paper and then grease the
parchment paper. Wrap the outside of the pan with a
double layer of heavy duty foil and place the pan in a
large pan at least 2 ½ inches deep.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing
bowl, using a whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese
and the sugar until very smooth. Beat in the cornstarch.
Add the eggs, one at a time beating after each addition
and scrapping down the sides. Add the lemon juice,
vanilla and the salt and beat until well incorporated.
Beat in the sour cream just until blended and then blend
the melted white chocolate into the batter. Pour the
batter into the prepared pan and place the pan on the
middle rack of the oven. Pour 1 inch of boiling water
into the pan. Bake the cheesecake for 1 hour and without
opening the door, turn the oven off. Let the cake cool
in the oven for one hour and them remove it to a wire
rack to cool to room temperature (at least one hour).
Place the cake in the refrigerator, but make sure the
cake is totally cooled before covering it with plastic
wrap or moisture will form on the plastic and drip onto
the cake. Must chill at least 8 hours before serving.
Un-molding: Remove the sides of the spring form pan.
Place a piece of plastic wrap across the surface of a
flat pan ( I use the removable bottom of a large tart
pan. Have your serving tray ready. Gently place the
plastic covered flat pan on top of the cheese cake.
Quickly turn the cheese cake upside down onto the flat
plan. Peel away the parchment. Then turn the serving
tray upside down and place it on top of the inverted
cheese cake. Flip it again into place onto the serving
tray.
Blueberry Sauce
One 16 ounce package frozen blueberries
½ cup water
1 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. Cornstarch
Place the blueberries and the sugar in a sauce pan. Mix
the cornstarch and the water and add it to the
blueberries. Cook the mixture over a low eat, stirring
frequently until the mixture thickens. Cool.
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