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                      Cherries Jubilee Cheesecake

Recipe By     : Eagle Brand recipe/Bob [email protected]
Serving Size  : 19   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cheesecakes                      Cherries
               Cream Cheese                     Desserts
               Spirits                          Company

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1 1/4  cups          graham cracker crumbs
    1/4  cup + 1 T.    sugar
    1/3  cup           margarine or butter -- melted
 24      ounces        cream cheese -- softened
 14      ounce can     sweetened condensed milk
  4                    eggs
    1/4  cup           kirsch or other cherry liqueur
  1 1/2  teaspoons     vanilla
 17      ounce can     pitted dark sweet cherries, drained -- reserving
syrup
  1      tablespoon    flour
  2      teaspoons     cornstarch

Preheat oven to 300 f. Combine crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and margarine. Press
into 9" springform pan. In large mxer bowl, beat cheese until fluffy.
Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, then eggs, 3 T. kirsch and 1 tsp.
vanilla until smooth. Chop 1/2 cup cherries. Toss with flour. Stir into
cheese mixture. Pour into pan. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until set. Cool.
Chill. In saucepan, combine cornstarch, 1 T. sugar, reserved cherry syrup, 1
T. kirsch and 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Cook and stir until thickened. Cool. Halve
remaining cherries and add to sauce. Chill. Serve with cheesecake.
Refrigerate leftovers.

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