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Turtle Pecan Cheesecake Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

-ROSE RAY DSJN00A- 8 oz Chocolate cookies -- or

- vanilla wafers 1/4 c Butter -- melted

20 oz Cream cheese -- softened

1 c Sugar

1 1/2 tb Flour -- all purpose

1/4 ts Salt

1 t Vanilla extract

3 Eggs

2 tb Whipping cream

-----CARAMEL TOPPING----- 1/2 pk Caramels -- 14-oz package

1/3 c Whipping cream

-----CHOCOLATE TOPPING----- 4 oz German sweet chocolate

1 t Butter

2 tb Whipping cream

1 c Pecans -- toasted, chopped

Preheat oven to 450~. Place cookies in resealable plastic bag. Squeeze out excess air; seal bag tightly. Roll over cookies with rolling pin until finely crushed. Combine cookie crumbs and butter in medium bowl; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Beat cream cheese in large bowl until creamy. Add sugar, flour, salt and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in cream. Pour over crust. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 200~. Continue baking cheesecake 35-40 minutes or until set. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Prepare Caramel Topping and Chocolate Topping. Drizzle over cheesecake. Refrigerate cheesecake. Sprinkle with pecans just before serving. Caramel Topping. Combine ingredients in small saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth. Chocolate Topping. Combine ingredients in small saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth. Decadent Cheesecakes from Cooking Class Magazine, March 1993.

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<h1>Turtle Pecan Cheesecake</h1>
    <b>Ingredients And Procedures</b><p>
        <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><P><P>-ROSE RAY DSJN00A- 8 oz Chocolate cookies -- or <P>- vanilla wafers 1/4 c Butter -- melted <P>20 oz Cream cheese -- softened <P>1 c Sugar <P>1 1/2 tb Flour -- all purpose <P>1/4 ts Salt <P>1 t Vanilla extract <P>3 Eggs <P>2 tb Whipping cream <P>-----CARAMEL TOPPING----- 1/2 pk Caramels -- 14-oz package <P>1/3 c Whipping cream <P>-----CHOCOLATE TOPPING----- 4 oz German sweet chocolate <P>1 t Butter <P>2 tb Whipping cream <P>1 c Pecans -- toasted, chopped <P><P>Preheat oven to 450~. Place cookies in resealable plastic bag. Squeeze out excess air; seal bag tightly. Roll over cookies with rolling pin until finely crushed. Combine cookie crumbs and butter in medium bowl; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Beat cream cheese in large bowl until creamy. Add sugar, flour, salt and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in cream. Pour over crust. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 200~. Continue baking cheesecake 35-40 minutes or until set. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Prepare Caramel Topping and Chocolate Topping. Drizzle over cheesecake. Refrigerate cheesecake. Sprinkle with pecans just before serving. Caramel Topping. Combine ingredients in small saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth. Chocolate Topping. Combine ingredients in small saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth. Decadent Cheesecakes from Cooking Class Magazine, March 1993. <BR><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <p>
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