Shelly's Recipe

KAHLUA WHITE RUSSIAN CHEESECAKE

Category: Cheesecake

1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs
1/4 cup Kahlua
2 tbsp vodka
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded coconut, toasted

Caramel Nut Crust (recipe follows)
Kahlua Cherry Sauce (recipe follows)

Beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in sugar, salt and vanilla. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each. Stir in Kahlua and Stoli vodka. Pour onto crust. Set on baking sheet. Bake at 350. for 45 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Stir sour cream, then spread over cake. Sprinkle coconut on top. Serve with Kahlua Cherry Sauce.

CARAMEL NUT CRUST: In skillet, over low heat, stir 3 tbsp butter with 3 tbsp sugar. Add 1 tbsp Kahlua. Heat and stir 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans and 1/2 cup zwieback crumbs. While mixture is warm, press in even layer in bottom of 9-inch spring form pan.

KAHLUA CHERRY SAUCE: Drain 1(19 oz) can pitted dark sweet cherries in syrup, reserving syrup. Mix cherries, 1 tbsp Kahlua and 1 tbsp vodka. In pan, mix 2 tbsp each sugar and cornstarch with dash salt. Stir in syrup and 1 tbsp lemon juice. Cook, and stir until boiling, thick and clear. Add cherry mixture. Cool.