MADDIE here. Next week is US Independence Day, which sounds to me like a great excuse to make a flag-themed cheesecake! And I just found a stack of ARCs of NO GRATER CRIME I had forgotten about, so I'm giving away three copies.
(Gary Cooper’s Housekeeper’s Cheesecake via Henry Kinsbury via Judy Norsegian)
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13
whole graham crackers (cinnamon or plain), crushed until fine
1/3 cup melted butter
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
12ounces full-fat cream cheese (bricks, not whipped), softened
1¼ c
white sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 pint sour cream
1 pint local strawberries
1/2 cup local blueberries
1/2 cup grape (or other fruit) jelly
Directions:
Mix 3 tablespoons sugar with graham cracker crumbs and cinnamon. Mix in melted butter, and press into a rectangular pan.
Beat cream cheese with 1 cup sugar until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat in eggs, one at a time.
Pour into prepared crust and bake 40-45 minutes until center is almost set. Remove from pan and let cool for 10 minutes.
Mix ¼
cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla into the sour cream. Gently spoon on top of cheesecake until covered and bake 10 more minutes.
Let cool. Chill overnight or at least six hours.
Slice strawberries in half. Arrange blueberries in a square in the corner and the strawberries cut-side down in horizonal stripes. Melt a half-cup of jelly in microwave for about ten seconds and brush over the fruit.
Enjoy!
Readers: What's your favorite summer dessert? I'll send three of you an advance copy of NO GRATER CRIME!
What a great idea! I love peach cobbler in the summer. Thanks for the chance!
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I like anything with fresh fruit in it. I would love your flag cheesecake. Thank you for this chance!! pgenest57 at aol dot com
ReplyDeleteThe cake is gorgeous Edith!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer dessert is strawberry shortcake. The cheesecake looks very refreshing, great for the 4th.
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Fresh Fruit Salad. Can't beat it.
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That is the perfect for 4th July dessert. My favorite summer dessert is apple pie.
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My favorite summer dessert is strawberry shortcake. Your recipe looks so good. Will have to try it! Thanks for the chance!!
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Welcome today. Congrats on No Grater Crime. Thank you for the recipe. One of my sister in laws used to make a white cake 9x13 that had red and blue swirls inside. than white frosting with a flag like this from fresh fruit. It was always so good. She added something to the cake that she wouldn't tell us about. But we all asked for it every year. LOL My favorite summer dessert is fresh berries and vanilla ice cream. quilting dash lady at comcast dot net
ReplyDeleteI love fruit salad.
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Totally awesome recipe, Edith! Thank you. Hugs. MJ
ReplyDeleteFruit salad - strawberries, blueberries, kiwi and grapes
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I love strawberry shortcake.
ReplyDeleteHave a happy summer.
Denise
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The cheesecake looks so good. My favorite is to mix different berries and maket shortcake biscuits
ReplyDeleteWatermelon is my favorite summertime desert. cheetahthecat1986ATgmailDOTcom
ReplyDeleteI like key lime pie.
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Right now our mango trees are in mega fruit mode. My husband has perfected blending them with the immersion blender and putting them in pop molds to freeze. Just mango, nothing else.
ReplyDeleteThey are amazing. Somehow pureeing the mango gives it extra flavor.
They are a big neighborhood favorite!
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Go-to summer dessert is anything with local strawberries in June/July - scones, shortcake or mixed with just whipped cream! Eagerly awaiting your next book in August - thanks for a chance to win an ARC!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer dessert is Eclair Pie.
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Thank you for the opportunity!
My favorite summer dessert is watermelon
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Karen B
ReplyDeleteTropical cheesecake is my favorite.
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Dessert is my favorite, but for summer, I love anything with fruit, berries, peaches, lemon bars or lemon cream pie are sure to make me smile.
ReplyDeleteI love ice cream but it has to be non dairy or fruit popsicles
ReplyDeleteLove cheesecake, thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteI love Mocha Almond Fudge ice cream!!
ReplyDeleteStrawberry pie.
ReplyDeleteI love the cake, and thank you for sharing the recipe. My favorite Summer dessert is Friendly's Wattamelon Roll. Thank you for this chance! areewekidding(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer dessert is strawberry shortcake, it screams summer to me. Your flag cheesecake would be a lovely addition to any 4th of July celebration. We are currently on our way to visit family for a July holiday, the first time we have all been together in nearly 2 years.
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We have winners! Congratulations to Rita Wray, Karen B, and Robyn K. Please check your emails, ladies.
ReplyDeleteThanks to all for the yummy summer dessert ideas!
Thank you very much Edith!
DeleteI have made flag cakes but never a cheesecake before. Sound delish.
ReplyDeleteThank for the recipe Lois Rotella
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