Rum And Raisin Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 kg cream cheese
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 4 teaspoons rum extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 3/4 cups whipping cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in small saucepan, mix in crumbs and sugar and stir to blend. press into 9" springform pan: chill. pour water over raisins and leave to stand.
• 2 break up cheese into your electric mixing bowl and add sugar. mix till as smooth as possible scraping down sides of bowl. add 1 cup of whipping cream, rum essence, vanilla and salt. beat till smooth. beat in eggs and yolk, one at a time until well combined. drain raisins and fold into mixture.
• 3 pour mixture into prepared base and bake at 325°f for 45 - 50 minutes, or till just set. allow to cool completely in oven with door ajar. this may take anywhere from 2 - 3 hours.
• 4 once cooled, loosen cake from sides of pan by using a knife around inside edge. place cake on serving plate and refrigerate till cold.
• 5 whisk together the 3/4 cup of whipping cream with 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp of rum essence. slice cheesecake and serve with a dollop of the cream on top.