INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

This is from Cheesecake Extraordinaire by Mary Crownover  This
extrordinary cheesecake is the ideal choice for a festive  birthday
celebration. You'll have fun decorating this colorful  dessert.
Chocolate Cookie Crust: In a small bowl stir together crushed wafers
and sugar. Add melted butter or margarine. Stir till well combined.
Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom and up the sides of a
greased 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.  Banana Split Filling: In a
large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, and  cornstarch. Beat with an
electric mixer till smooth. Add eggs and egg  yolk, one at a time,
beating well after each addition. Beat in pureed  banana, banana
schnapps, and vanilla extract. Pour the cream cheese  mixture over the
crust.  Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Lower the temperature to
225  degrees and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or till the center no
longer looks wet or shiny. Remove the cake from the oven and run a
knife around the inside edge of the pan. Turn the oven off; return  the
cake to the oven for an additional 30 minutes. Chill, uncovered,
overnight.  Pineapple, Strawberry, and Chocolate Topping: Just before
serving,  garnish cheesecake with pineapple and strawberries. Drizzle
with warm  ice cream topping. Dollop with wihpped cream and sprinkle
with nuts.  Makes 12 to 18 slices.  Posted to Bakery Shoppe Digest150
by Sandra Swinford  <sswinfor@cecasun.utc.edu> on Jul 8, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 6844
Calories From Fat: 3945
Total Fat: 456.7g
Cholesterol: 1732.9mg
Sodium: 2755.7mg
Potassium: 4452.6mg
Carbohydrates: 676.9g
Fiber: 48.1g
Sugar: 374.2g
Protein: 90.8g