Orange-butterscotch Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/4 cups old fashioned oats, uncooked
• 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange rind, grated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 combine oats, margarine, brown sugar and flour; press into bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• 2 bake at 350 degrees f, 15 minutes combine cream cheese, granulated sugar, peel and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition; pour over crust.
• 4 bake at 325 degrees, 1 hour and 5 minutes.
• 5 loosen cake from rim of pan.
• 6 chill.
• 7 combine brown sugar, corn syrup and margarine in saucepan; bring to boil, stirring constantly.
• 8 remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• 9 chill until slightly thickend.
• 10 spoon over cheesecake.
• 11 garnish with orange slice and fresh mint, if desired.