Ingredients
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1 cup slivered almonds
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2 cups graham cracker crumbs
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1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
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8 ounces fine quality white chocolate
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4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup sugar, plus
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2 tablespoons sugar
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4 large eggs
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2 large egg yolks
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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2 cups fresh raspberries
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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Make crust: Finely grind almonds and crumbs in a food processor.
- Add butter, blending until combined.
- Press over bottom and 2/3 up side of a 10-inch springform pan.
- Make filling: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Melt chocolate in a double boiler or a large metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring until smooth, and remove from heat.
- Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer at medium speed until fluffy.
- Beat in sugar.
- Add whole eggs and yolks, 1 at a time.
- Beat well at low speed and scrape down bowl after each addition.
- Beat in flour and vanilla until just combined.
- Add melted chocolate in a slow stream, beating until filling is well combined.
- Arrange berries in 1 layer over crust and pour filling into crust.
- Bake in middle of oven until cake is set 3 inches from edge but center is still wobbly when pan is gently shaken, 45 to 55 minutes.
- (You can also test the doneness of a cheesecake with a thermometer. The internal temperature should be 160 to 165 degrees F.).
- Run a thin knife around edge of cake to loosen, then cool completely in pan on a rack.
- (Cake will continue to set as it cools.) Serve at room temperature or chilled.
- Cheesecake can be made 3 days ahead and chilled, covered.