Name: Amaretto Cheesecake II
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Cream cheese - 4 (8 ounce) packages; White sugar - 1 ½ cups; Cornstarch - 2 tablespoons; Eggs - 6; Sour cream - 1 (16 ounce) container; Melted butter - ½ cup; Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon; Orange extract - 1 tablespoon; Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon; Almond extract - 1 tablespoon; Amaretto liqueur - 2 fluid ounces; Crushed macaroon cookies - 2 ½ cups; Melted butter - ⅔ cup

Ingredients for - Amaretto Cheesecake II

1. Cream cheese 4 (8 ounce) packages

2. White sugar 1 ½ cups

3. Cornstarch 2 tablespoons

4. Eggs 6

5. Sour cream 1 (16 ounce) container

6. Melted butter ½ cup

7. Vanilla extract 1 tablespoon

8. Orange extract 1 tablespoon

9. Lemon juice 1 tablespoon

10. Almond extract 1 tablespoon

11. Amaretto liqueur 2 fluid ounces

12. Crushed macaroon cookies 2 ½ cups

13. Melted butter ⅔ cup

How to cook deliciously - Amaretto Cheesecake II

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Wrap the outside of a 10 inch springform pan with foil.

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar and corn starch until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in sour cream and 1/2 cup melted butter. Stir in vanilla and orange extracts, lemon juice, almond extract and amaretto liqueur.

3 . Stage

To make crust: Combine macaroons and 2/3 cup melted butter. Blend thoroughly. Place most of the crust mixture in the bottom of the springform pan. Pour cheese mixture over crust, and sprinkle some crust mixture on top of batter.

4 . Stage

Place springform pan in a roasting pan, and set it in the oven. Fill roasting pan with water. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let set for 2 hours. Invert cheesecake so that the bottom becomes the top.