Mandarin Orange Cheesecake (Valentine's Day Recipes)

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Step 6:

Then, drizzle in the melted ****er, about 1
tbsp at a time, and mix it with a fork at first, then your hands.

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Step 7:

You'll know the crust is well mixed when you can
take a handful of it, make a tight fist, and end up with a well-formed
clump. It should crumble slightly when you break the clump
in half. Pour it out of your work bowl and into the
springform pan, pack it down tightly and evenly, and
place in the 300 degree oven for 10 minutes. This
will help firm up the crust and prevent too much batter from
soaking into it later

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Step 8:

Now, to start on the cake itself. Begin by preparing and
measuring out all of your ingredients (this is good practice
for any recipe, as you won't need to stop in the
middle of a step to measure things or wash measuring

devices, plus you'll know before you begin if you're
missing anything).

Here we see, clockwise from the top, the cream cheese
(already cubed), three eggs in the small work bow
(lightly whisked together), food coloring (red and yellow),

2 tsp of vanilla extract, the orange zest, 3 tbsp OJ

concentrate, 1-3/4 cups sour cream, and 1 cup sugar in the middle.

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Step 9:

To zest an orange, you want to lightly sc**** off

with a grater the outermost layer of skin. This layer has
lots of citrus oils in it, and will add a lot of orange
flavor to the cake, as well as the nice appearance
of little orangey bits. Just sc**** it over your

grater with moderate pressure, not too hard, because you

don't want to grate off any of the pulpy white stuff under
the skin. The orange won't last long without its skin,

by the way, so you should eat it soon.

Also, the easiest way to measure out the 1-3/4 cups

of sour cream, is to take a 2 cup package, reserve 1/4

cup of it, and dump the rest into a bowl. Put the 1/4

cup back, and save it for a baked potato or taco or something.

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Step 10:

By this time, 10 minutes should be up, and your

crust should be done. Take it out of the oven,
and turn the temperature down to 275 degrees.