Caramel Stripe Cheesecake Food

RICH CARAMEL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• For the crust:.
• Combine butter and crumbs, mixing well with a fork. Press into the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan.
• For the caramel:.
• Combine sugar and water in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add zest and stir well. Cover with a lid and cook until sugar turns a medium amber color, about 3-6 minutes after mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and stir 30 seconds. Slowly stir in cream, being careful to avoid spatters. Set aside.
• For the cheesecake:.
• Beat cream cheese and both sugars at medium speed with an electric mixer until soft and fluffy. Add vanilla and salt. Add eggs one at a time, beating on lowest speed of mixer just until incorporated.
• Pour two-thirds of batter over crust. remove zest from caramel and beat caramel mixture into remaining batter. Pour caramel batter over plain batter in pan and swirl mixtures with a rubber spatula.
• Place in center of the oven and bake for about 50 minutes, or until edges are firm but middle still Wiggles. Remove from oven and cool. Chill.
• Beat the 1 cup whipping cream till stiff and spraed on chilled cake.
• OPTIONAL --.
• Garnish:.
• Combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil. Boil until mixture is light brown and a small amount dropped in cold water forms a brittle ball. Remove from heat and immediately pour into 2 9-inch circles, on a well-buttered cookie sheet pan.
• When the caramel starts to harden, cut each circle into six wedges a sharp knife. As caramel continues to harden, recut the wedges several times.
• Slide the tip of a sharp knife under a wedge and remove from plate.
• Place on a buttered cookie sheet to continue cooling. Continue with remaining panes. Some may break. Save six of the most attractive panes for the decoration.
• Just before serving, placing panes vertically into the cheesecake.

CARAMEL SWIRLED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until smooth. Gently stir in whipped topping (save 1 cup for garnishing). Add 1/4 cup of carmael or butterscotch topping to mixture and mix thoroughly. Spoon mixture evenly into crust. With a knife, make 3 deep "s" shape channels in the cream mixture and fill each channel with carmael or butterscotch topping. With the knife draw 2 more channels in the opposite direction to swirl the filling and create a marble effect.
• Spread reserved whipped topping evenly on top. Decorate with caramel or butterscotch topping. Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
• TIPS: Spread a thin layer of caramel or butterscotch onto the graham crust before spooning the rest of the filling on to the crust.

CARAMEL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, mix wafer crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto bottom and 3/4 in. up sides of a greased 10-in. springform pan., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in flour and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour into prepared crust. Place pan on a baking sheet., Bake 30-35 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled., In a large heavy saucepan, melt caramels with milk over low heat; stir until smooth. Stir in walnuts. Cool to room temperature. Remove rim from springform pan. Serve cheesecake with caramel sauce.