White Chocolate Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
4 1/2 tablespoons sugar
4 1/2 tablespoons butter or 4 1/2 tablespoons margarine, melted
4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
2 (6 ounce) packages white chocolate baking squares, melted,slightly cooled

Preparation

MIX crumbs, 4 1/2 Tbls.
sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0F for 12 minutes.
MIX cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoons vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
Blend in melted chocolate.
Pour over crust.
BAKE at 325\u00b0F for 55 minutes to 1 hour or until center is almost set.
Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan.
Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
Garnish, if desired, with chocolate shavings.
Makes 12 servings.
Variation: White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cheesecake: Stir 1 jar (3 1/2 oz.) macadamia nuts, chopped (about 3/4 cup), into batter.