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Valentine’s Day Recipes
Romantic Cheesecake
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24 ounces cream cheese
4 eggs
2 1/4 cups granulated sugar PLUS
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon peel, freshly grated (optional)
16 graham cracker squares
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
4 tablespoons butter, melted
8 ounces sour cream
6 drops green food coloring
1 tablespoon cornstarch
10 ounces strawberries, crushed
6 drops red food coloring
Red silk flowers
Combine cream cheese, eggs, 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla,
lemon peel and 4 teaspoons lemon juice. Mix for 20 minutes at medium speed with
electric mixer.
Crush crackers and combine with confectioners' sugar and melted butter. Press into
bottom of 2-piece removable-bottom angel food cake pan to form crust. (Do not line
sides of pan with crust.)
Pour cheese mixture into pan on top of crust and bake 35-40 minutes in 350 degree
oven. Cool for 30 minutes. Frost with sour cream which has been mixed with 1/2
cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and green food coloring.
Return to 425 degree oven for 7-10 minutes. Chill in refrigerator at least 6 hours.
At least 8 hours before cake is to be served, remove from pan. Combine cornstarch,
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/3 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, red food coloring and crushed
strawberries in a saucepan. Cook until thick and glossy, stirring constantly. Cool,
pour on cake and chill in refrigerator until cake is to be served. Garnish the hole in
the center with silk flowers.
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