Eggnog Cheesecake

A Holiday cake sure to please everyone, Eggnog Cheesecake. This version comes from the CooksRecipes website. The Cooks site has a fantastic selection of recipes to suit all tastes and cuisines.  http://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html

Eggnog Cheesecake

Festive, eggnog and rum-flavored cheesecake in a buttery shortbread cookie crumb crust.

Recipe Ingredients:

2 cups shortbread cookie crumbs

6 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 (8-ounce each) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons rum
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup heavy or whipping cream
4 large egg yolks
Additional ground nutmeg for garnish

Cooking Directions:

1 - Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C).
2 - Mix crumbs, butter and nutmeg; press onto bottom and 1 1/2-inches up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes.
3 - In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, rum and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add 2 whole eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
4 - Blend in heavy cream and egg yolks; pour into crust.
5 - Bake 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes or until center is almost set.
6 - Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan.
7 - Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
8 - Sprinkle with nutmeg just before serving.
Makes 16 servings.

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