Ingredients
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, plus 1 1/2 cups
- 2 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 orange, zested
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 5 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped from inside of pod and reserved
- 1 teaspoon bourbon
- Raspberry Coulis, recipe follows
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. In a mixing bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, and 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar and mix well. Press onto bottom of springform pan and bake until golden, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool. When completely cooled, butter the sides of the pan.
Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, 1 1/2 cups sugar, zests, and vanilla and beat until light and creamy. Add the flour, then the eggs and yolks 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the sour cream, vanilla bean seeds, and bourbon and mix until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Wrap the pan in foil and place in a roasting pan. Fill the roasting with enough hot water to come half way up the sides of the pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
Transfer cake to a cooling rack and let cool completely. Refrigerate cake overnight before serving. Serve with raspberry coulis.
For the coulis:
- 2 pints fresh raspberries (may substitute blackberries)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
- Few drops lemon juice
Combine raspberries, sugar, water, and orange zest and cook until berries are soft and liquid is syrupy, about 10 minutes. Let cool slightly then puree in a blender. Strain through a fine sieve, transfer to a bowl, and refrigerate, covered, until completely chilled. Stir in Grand Marnier and lemon juice.
















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By McGowin
on July 10, 2012
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LOVE IT! What a hit for my 50th Birthday
By sbjilbert5_1572710
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on February 04, 2012
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I will never again buy cheesecake!!! This is so easy to make, I don't make hte coulis, since I prefer my cheesecake plain. Everyone that tries it loves it and raves about how good it is.
By Dieselmike
Dublin, OH
on December 12, 2011
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Generally, I stay away from Emeril's recipes since they are so unbelievable difficult and day-consuming. However, even though this did take a little more time than anticipated (and my first cheesecake ever, IT TURNED OUT GREAT!!! My family was amazed that it turned out the way it did. This was a picture-perfect cheesecake (no cracks and my family said it was "Way better than restaurants." This is going into the recipe box and is a keeper.
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