Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake
1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
4 tablespoons melted butter
3 envelopes gelatin
2 cups water
2 pounds cream cheese
5 eggs -- separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon orange peel
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 3/4 cups cranberries
Pat crumbs and butter into 10" springform. Soften gelatin in water,
set aside.
Blend cream cheese, egg yolks, vanilla, juice, peel and sugar.
Gradually add 1 3/4 cup of the gelatin. Beat egg whites (reserve 1
Tbsp for garnish) stiff and fold into cheese mixture. Refrigerate 30
- 45 minutes.
Cook sugar, water and cranberries until skins pop (5 minutes). Add
remaining gelatin, puree and refrigerate until mixture mounds.
Marble cream cheese and cranberry mixture in crust, refrigerate
overnight.
GARNISH: Dip 6 whole cranberries in reserved egg white, roll in
sugar and set for 1 hour. |