After tasting the Cheesecake Factory’s Original Cheesecake, I was really amazed such a simple plain cheesecake could be so yummy. This time I decided to experiment making a cheesecake with one of my favorite liqueur, the Grand Marnier. Something tells me the tinge of orange essense may go very well with the cheese. It wasn’t bad at all!

Ingredients:

• 10″ ready-made Graham Pie Crust
• 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 5/8 cup white sugar
• 1 tbl cornstarch
• 2 tbl Grand Marnier liqueur
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 eggs

Making:

1. Bring all the ingredients to room temperature. Pre-heat the oven at 325F.
2. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
3. Mix in the sugar, cornstarch, sour cream and whipping cream. Mix them thoroughly.
4. Add the Grand Marnier and the vanilla extract.
5. Stir in the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly between each addition.
6. Pour the mixture into the Graham Pie Crust.
7. Bake in the oven for 50 minutes at 325F.
8. Turn off the oven and allow to cool with the oven door open for one hour. Then chill the cake for at least 3 hours before serving.