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Ingredients
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3/4 cgingersnap crumbs
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3/4 cgraham cracker crumbs
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1/4 cpowdered sugar
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1/4 cbutter, unsalted and melted
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16 ozcream cheese, softened
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1 csugar
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4eggs
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1 lbpumpkin
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1/2 tspcinnamon, ground
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1/4 tspginger, ground
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1/4 tspnutmeg, ground
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1/2 ckahlua
How to Make Kahlua Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake
- In a bowl, combine gingersnap and graham cracker crumbs with powdered sugar and butter; toss to combine. Spread evenly onto bottom of 8-inch springform pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes; cool.
- In mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth; gradually add granulated sugar and beat until light.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating until well after each addition.
- Transfer 1 cup mixture to separate bowl and blend in pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and Kahlua. Pour half of pumpkin mixture into prepared crust.
- Top with half of cream cheese mixture; repeat layers using remaining pumpkin and cream cheese mixtures.
- Using table knife, cut through layers with uplifting motion in four to five places to create marbled effect.
- Place on baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
- Without opening oven door, let cake stand in turned off oven 1 hour.
- Remove from oven and cool, then chill; remove from pan.