Kahlua White Russian Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
1/4 cup Kahlua
2 tablespoons vodka
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded coconut
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon Kahlua
1 tablespoon vodka
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 cup graham cracker, crushed
1 (19 ounce) can dark sweet cherries, pitted
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt

Preparation

For Cheesecake:
Beat cream cheese until smooth.
Beat in sugar, salt and vanilla.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each.
Stir in Kahlua and vodka.
Pour onto crust.
Set on baking sheet.
Bake at 350\u00b0F., for 35-45 minutes, depending on whether you have an electric stove or a gas stove.
My electric stove baked the cheesecake in 35 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes. Stir the sour cream, and then spread over cake top.
Sprinkle coconut on top of sour cream
Then pour cherry sauce onto top of cheesecake.
For Caramel Nut Crust:
In skillet, over low heat, stir 3 tablespoons butter with 3 tablespoons sugar.
Add 1 tablespoon Kahlua, then heat and stir for 2 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans to 1/2 cup graham cracker crumb mix.
While mixture is warm, press in even layer in bottom of 9-inch spring form pan.
For Kahlua Cherry Sauce:
Drain 1(19 ounce) can pitted DARK SWEET CHERRIES in syrup, reserving syrup.
Mix cherries, 1 tablespoon Kahlua and 1 tablespoon Stoli vodka, (you can use any brand of Vodka.).
In pan, mix 2 tablespoons each sugar and cornstarch with dash salt which is about 1/8 teaspoon of salt.
Stir in cherry syrup and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Cook, and stir until boiling, thick and clear.
Add cherry mixture to top of cheesecake.
Cool and enjoy.