Dom DeLuise
Blueberry Cheese Cake
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 small jar Macadamia nuts, crushed
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/4 pound sweet butter, softened
Filling
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 eggs (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Topping
- 1 (8 ounce) package sour cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (15 ounce) can blueberries
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
Crust
- Crush nuts in blender or with rolling pin between sheets of wax paper.
- Combine all ingredients; mix well. Press into a 10 inch springform pan.
- Bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
Filling
- Crumble cheese in large mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients. Beat at high speed with portable mixer until well blended and smooth, about 5 minutes. Pour over crust.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until set.
- Cool for 10 minutes.
Topping
- Combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla extract. Spread over cheese cake.
- Bake for 5 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- Cool.
- Top with blueberries.
- Refrigerate.