Raisin Cheesecake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Mix crust ingredients. Press in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
• In saucepan, bring raisins and 1/3 cup rum to simmer. Remove from heat; let stand 20 minutes. Drain. In large bowl, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar with mixer on medium until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and sour cream until blended. Pour one-third of the batter over crust. Sprinkle half of the raisins. Repeat. Top with remaining batter. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until edges are set 2 inches from edge of pan but center still jiggles slightly. Turn oven off; open door 4 inches. Leave in oven 30 minutes. Run small metal spatula around edge of pan to loosen. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 6 hours.
• Remove side of pan. Beat whipping cream and powdered sugar with mixer on high until stiff peaks form. Fold in 1/2 cup sour cream and 1 tablespoon rum. Spread over cheesecake.

Steps:

• To make the crust, in a bowl, stir together the crushed ginger-snaps and butter until the crumbs are evenly moistened. Transfer the crumbs to a 9-by-2 1/2-inch (23-by-6-cm) springform pan and press evenly onto the bottom and 1 inch (2.5) up the sides to form a thin, even crust. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Put the raisins in a small saucepan, add the rum, and heat over medium heat until the raisins are plump and soft, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• In a bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add 3/4 cup (6oz/185g) of the sugar and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla and beat until blended. Add the eggs one at a time, beating just until smooth after each addition and stopping to scrape down the sides and along the bottom of the bowl so that the ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Add the raisins and rum and orange zest and beat just until well mixed. Pour the filling into the prepared crust. Bake until firm, 50-60 minutes. Remove the cheesecake from the oven and immediately place in the refrigerator on a kitchen towel to chill for 15 minutes. Raise the oven temperature to 450°F (230°C).
• In a bowl, stir together the sour cream, the remaining 1/4 cup (2oz/65g) sugar, and the remaining 2 teaspoons vanilla. Remove the cheesecake from the refrigerator, pour the sour cream mixture over the top, and return the cheesecake to the oven to bake for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely, then cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 24 hours or for up to 3 days. To serve, release the sides of the springform pan and lift off; leave the cake on the pan bottom. Transfer the cake to a serving plate. Serve cold or at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the orange, raisins and pecans. Cover and process until mixture is finely chopped; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in orange mixture. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. flouted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over warm cake.

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl, mix the ingredients together. Thickly butter a 9 or 10-inch springform pan and press the mixture into the bottom of the pan. Refrigerate, uncovered, while you make the filling.
• Filling: Filling: In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), mix the ricotta, sour cream, egg yolks, and flour until smooth (the mixture will remain a bit grainy from the ricotta). Add the sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla and blend until creamy. Fold in the raisins.
• In a clean dry bowl, whip the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold them into the filling mixture. Pour into the prepared pan and bake until the top of the cake is set and dry to the touch, though still a bit soft in the center, 70 to 80 minutes. It should "shimmy" a bit when you shake the pan; it will firm up more as it cools. Let cool in the pan. The cake will deflate a bit as it cools. Cover and refrigerate the cake at least 2 hours. (Or refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 48 hours.) Remove the sides of the pan and serve cold.

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Once cooled, loosen cake from sides of pan by using a knife around inside edge. Place cake on serving plate and refrigerate till cold.
• 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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 10 x 10 inch baking pan.
• In a large saucepan boil the raising with the water for 10 minutes. Add the butter or margarine and let cool.
• In the same pan add the flour, soda, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped nuts (optional), mix well and pour batter into a lightly greased 10x10 inch baking pan
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Serves 8 to 12.

Steps:

• Generously butter 8x3-inch springform pan.
• Mix crumbs, sugar and butter; coat prepared pan completely with mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Using heavy-duty mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth; beat in sugar and vanilla.
• Beat in eggs and yolks 1 at a time; do not overmix.
• Blend in rum and half and half;stir in raisins.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; set pan in shallow roasting pan.
• Add enough cold water to roasting pan to come 1 1/2 inches up sides of springform pan.
• Bake until cake feels dry to touch, about 90 minutes.
• Cool completely; refrigerate until ready to serve.