Gorgonzola Cheesecake With Madeira-caramel Sauce And Fresh Figs
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
1 cup Graham Cracker Crumbs2 oz. Butter, melted1 lbs. Gorgonzola Dolce½ lb. Mascarpone2 T. Flour2/3 cup Sugar3 eggs2 cups Sugar½ cup Water½ cup Heavy Cream or evaporated milk½ cup Madeira Wine6 Fresh Figs, halved
Preheat oven 350’.
Grease a 10” spring-form pan. Combine crust ingredients thoroughly, and press into the bottom of the pan.
Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Mix the next 5 ingredients in a mixer until smooth.
Pour into pan.
Bake (in a water bath) for 1 hour, or until cake is set. Let cool.
Caramelize the remaining sugar and water in a sauce pan over medium heat.
Slowly stir in the cream and Madeira.
Drizzle caramel sauce over cheesecake.
Place fig halves around the rim of the serving plate and serve.
**NI with heavy cream**
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Grease a 10” spring-form pan. Combine crust ingredients thoroughly, and press into the bottom of the pan.
Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Mix the next 5 ingredients in a mixer until smooth.
Pour into pan.
Bake (in a water bath) for 1 hour, or until cake is set. Let cool.
Caramelize the remaining sugar and water in a sauce pan over medium heat.
Slowly stir in the cream and Madeira.
Drizzle caramel sauce over cheesecake.
Place fig halves around the rim of the serving plate and serve.
**NI with heavy cream**
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 393.8
- Total Fat: 20.3 g
- Cholesterol: 89.2 mg
- Sodium: 450.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 44.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
- Protein: 9.1 g
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