2 c Cottage cheese *
8 oz Neufchatel cheese *
3 Eggs
1 c Plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1 tb Vanilla extract
1 1/2 ts Strained lemon juice
1/4 ts Salt
3 tb Unsweetened dutch processed
-cocoa
1/4 ts Instant coffee
Or espresso powder **
3 tb Graham cracker crumbs; (3
-to 4)
Or zwieback crumbs
Or crushed chocolate cookies
Special Equipment: 8 inch round pan with a solid bottom (no
springform), at least 2 inches deep. Ovenproof baking dish
or skillet, at least 11 inches in diameter and 2 inches
deep. 8 inch cardboard cake circle or pan bottom, optional*
(2 percent) low-fat small curd cottage cheese*"1/3 Less Fat
than Cream Cheese" Neufchatel Cheese (Kraft in the box is
good-don't buy the kind in the tub) Position rack in
lower third of oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Place a
round of parchment paper in the bottom of the cake pan, and
spray sides of pan with vegetable oil spray. Put water
kettle on to boil. Process the cottage cheese in a food
processor for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes or until silk smooth,
scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl once or twice as
necessary. Set aside.
SEE PART 2
