Blackberry Marble Cheesecake

Blackberry Marble Cheesecake

by Sweet Yarns

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Ingredients

Blackberry Sauce

• 2 cups fresh blackberries
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1 tbsp. raspberry brandy (optional)

Crust

• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 sugar
• 1/3 cup margarine or butter, melted

Filling

• 3 (8oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14oz.) condensed milk
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 lemon juice

Instructions

Blackberry Sauce:

In a small saucepan, bring blackberries and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes. Press mixture through a strainer; discard seeds. Cool.

Combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in blackberry puree until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.Cool. Add raspberry brandy. Reserve 1/3 cup sauce; cool. Chill remaining sauce.

Crust:

Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

Filling:

In mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in condensed milk until smooth. Add eggs and lemon juice; mix well. Spoon half the batter into prepared pan. Spoon half the reserved strawberry sauce in small amounts over batter. Repeat, ending with sauce. Using a knife, cut through batter for marble effect.

Bake 50 minutes or until center is set. Cool. Chill.

Serve with chilled blackberry sauce. Refrigerate leftovers.

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