| If you think chocolate covered strawberry is | | | | until thick, stirring to mix them well. Cool the |
| tastes like a piece of heaven, wait till you taste | | | | puree to room temperature. |
| the chocolate covered strawberry cheesecake. | | | | For the cheesecake, slice cream cheese into small |
| To make this delight, you need the following | | | | pieces and place in food processor or blender with |
| ingredients: | | | | the three eggs, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 1/2 cup sour |
| * 48 graham cracker squares -- ground | | | | cream, 4 1/2 teaspoons flour, 1 1/2 tsp vanilla and |
| * 1/2 cup sugar | | | | three tablespoons of liqueur. Blend this rich |
| * 1 cup butter -- melted | | | | mixture. Pour them into the crust making sure it |
| * 4 teaspoons Grand Marnier | | | | is less than half of the height. Now spoon the |
| * 1 teaspoon cinnamon | | | | strawberry layer onto the cheesecake and cover |
| * 1 quart fresh strawberries -- stemmed | | | | all areas except the crust. |
| * 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar | | | | Now pour the rest of batter over the strawberry |
| * 4 tablespoons Grand Marnier | | | | layer with care. |
| * 2 teaspoons cornstarch | | | | Bake on cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 70 to |
| * 2 teaspoons water | | | | 75 minutes. When the centre of the cake no |
| * 24 ounces cream cheese -- softened | | | | longer shakes, turn off the oven and leave your |
| * 3 eggs | | | | cake in it for an hour. |
| * 3/4 cup sugar | | | | After an hour, remove from oven, cover with |
| * 1 1/2 cup sour cream | | | | plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Remove |
| * 4 1/2 teaspoons flour | | | | the cake from pan the next day and set aside. |
| * 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla | | | | In the meantime, you may prepare the chocolate |
| * 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier | | | | glaze by melting chocolate and one teaspoon of |
| * 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate | | | | butter in a double boiler. Add one cup of |
| * 1 teaspoon butter | | | | confectioners' sugar and three tablespoons of |
| * 1 cup confectioners' sugar -- sifted | | | | water and mix well. Beat the mixture with a |
| * 3 tablespoons water | | | | whisk until it is smooth. Apply the warm chocolate |
| * 1/2 cup whipped cream -- chilled | | | | over the cheesecake then leave to chill till the |
| * 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar | | | | glaze hardens. |
| * 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier | | | | To prepare the whipped cream, place 1/2 cup of |
| To make the crust, mix graham cracker crumbs, | | | | whipped cream, two tablespoons of confectioners' |
| sugar, butter, four teaspoons of liqueur and | | | | sugar and one tablespoon of liqueur in a chilled |
| cinnamon onto the bottom and sides of a greased | | | | bowl. Using chilled beaters, whip the cream until |
| 10" spring form pan. Chill it in a refrigerator. | | | | stiff. |
| For the strawberry layer, puree strawberries, | | | | Spoon the cream into a pastry bag with a small |
| confectioners' sugar and four tablespoons of | | | | rosette tip and use the cream to decorate the |
| liqueur in a blender and place in top of a double | | | | finished cheesecake. For the final touch, serve the |
| boiler. Then add cornstarch and water and cook | | | | cake with whole, fresh strawberries. |