Raspberry mirror cheesecake

Yield: 1 Cheesecake

Ingredients:

1 1/4 c Chocolate wafer cookie crumb
1/3 c Butter melted MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
8 oz Semisweet chocolate -coarsely chopped
2 c Cream cheese softened - 2x250 g pkgs
1 c Granulated sugar
3 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla MMMMM---------------------------GLAZE--------------------------------
300 g Frozen raspberries thawed
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1 1/2 ts Gelatin

Instructions:

1. Assemble 9-inch springform pan with base lip-side down. stir cookie crumbs with butter until moistened; with back of spoon press evenly onto bottom of pan. Centre pan on foil squar; press foil up to cover side of pan. Bake in 325F 160C oven for 5 minutes. Set aside. 2. filling: Meanwhile in large bowl set over hot (not boiling) water melt chocolate; set aside and let cook to room temperature. in separate bowl beat cream cheese with sugar for 2 minutes or until smooth and light. Beat in eggs 1 at a time scraping down side of bowl often. Beat in vanilla. 3. Stir half of the cream cheese mixture into cooled chocolate; scrape onto baked crust. Gently pour remaining cream cheese mixture evenly over top. 4. Set pan in larger pan; pour in enough hot water to come 1 inch up sid eof pan. Bake in 325F 160C oven for 1 hour or just until no longer shiny and top does not jiggle. Turn oven off. Let cool in oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven and water; let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate uncovered until chilled. 5. Glaze: Meanwhile press thawed raspberries through fine sieve to make 3/4 cup juice. In saucepan bring juice and sugar to boil over medium-high heat; cook stirring for 30 seconds or until dissolved. Whisk 1/4 cup into gelatin in bowl; let stand for 1 minute. Stir in remaining raspberry mixture. 6. Refrigerate glaze stirring often for about 1 hour or untilconsistency of liquid honey. Pour over chilled cake gently spreading with back of spoon to evenly cover top. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until glaze is set. Source: Canadian Living magazine {Jul 95] [Cooking Lesson] Contibuted by: Taunya St. Pierre Perth Ontario Canada [-=PAM=-] PA_Meadows@msn.com