Cheesecake

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Easy Swirl Cheesecake

Oven: 350 degrees

Cook for: 40-45 minutes

Chill overnight

Crust:

• 1 and 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

• 6 tbs. butter or margarine, melted

• 1 tbs. sugar

• 1 tsp. cinnamon (optional)

Combine crumbs, butter or margarine, sugar, and cinnamon in bowl. Pat onto bottom of ungreased 9" springform cake pan. Refrigerate.

Basic Cake:

• 4 packages cream cheese (8 oz. each), softened

• 4 eggs

• 1 and 1/4 cups sugar

• 2 tsp. vanilla

• Swirl ingredient (see below)

Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, eggs, vanilla. Blend well. Scoop 1 cup of mixture into smaller bowl and set aside. Pour remainder into cake pan.  Add swirl ingredient to remaining 1 cup of cheesecake mixture, blend. Spoon resulting batter in dollops on top of cheesecake in pan. Use wooden spoon handle or spatula to swirl together (marbelizing, not completely mixing).

Swirl Suggestions:

• Brownie mix (1 box with oil and egg as per directions)

• Pie filling (lemon is my personal favorite)

• Cookie dough (peanut butter or chocolate chip)

• Caramel topping

• Whatever else sounds good (let me know what you try!)

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