Caramel Cheesecake from Lisa Kamieniecki dishes as eaten around the world Holiday Dessert bake-off Christmas Special recipe. Best Misc dessert 2010 recipe.

Preheat oven to 350

Grease spring form pan and line bottom of pan with parchment paper. Wrap three layers of foil around the outside of the pan.

Ingredients 

CRUST

1 ½ Cups ground ginger snaps

6 T. melted butter

1/8 C. sugar

1/8 C. Brown sugar (packed)

Line bottom and up about 1 inch of pan with crumb mixture. Bake

in oven for about 15 minutes until crust starts to brown slightly.

Remove from oven to cool.

CAKE

4 8oz. packages cream cheese softened

½ Cup sugar

½ Cup brown sugar

5 eggs (at room temperature)

2 T. Vanilla

Blend ingredients. Pour into pan. Place large pan filled with about

2-3 inches of boiling water in oven. Place spring form pan in pan

with water. Bake for about 1 hour 10 min. Before removing from

oven:

MIX

1 pint sour cream

¼ C. sugar

2 T. vanilla

Pour onto of cake and bake 5 minutes. Remove cake from oven.

Refrigerate overnight.

Two to six hours prior to serving, make caramel topping.

1 ½ C. Sugar

¼ C. water

1 C. Heavy whipping cream

1 T. Vanilla

Method 

Put sugar and water in heavy pan. 

Stir till dissolved over medium heat. Cook for about 5 min. to 250 degrees. Remove from heat. Slowly add cream and vanilla stirring consistently. 

Return to cooking over medium heat until mixture reaches 225 degrees, stirring consistently (about 8 min.). Mixture will still be pourable. 

Cool slightly then spoon over top just to edge. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.