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A quirky little cheesecake that's not only delicious by itself, but made even more awesome by the addition of rainbow colors! :D
I got this recipe on Tablespoon.com and decided to try it out. It turned out beautifully although it was EXTREMELY time-consuming, I recommend starting to make this before 7 o'clock so that you don't wind up staying up too late (like I did -_-). I made this dish the first time and it wound up pretty great but I didn't take pictures since my little sister happened to mess it up accidentally before I could. So the second time I made it for my GSA and everyone absolutely ADORED it. People kept asking me where I got the recipe and telling me how great it tasted and overall it was the best part of the party :) So all in all, it's time consuming but worth it!

INGREDIENTS
2 Cups graham crackers, crushed (crust)
2 Tablespoons sugar (crust)
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter (crust)
1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon (crust)
1 Pinch Salt (crust)
2 Pounds Cream cheese, room temp
1 1/3 Cups Sugar
2 Teaspoons Vanilla
4 Large Eggs
1 Cup Sour Cream
1 Cup Heavy Cream
1 Pinch Salt
1 Container Food colors (blue, yellow, green, red)

Posted by Katey H. from Los Angeles, California, United States • Published 13th July 2011 • See Katey H.'s 4 projects »

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Step 1
Before you get started with the crust, make sure your springform pan is water tight. I do this by carefully wrapping a few layers of foil on the outside of the pan, working in both directions so water cannot get into the pan. Be careful not to rip the foil or water will get into your cake and ruin it!
Step 2
To make the crust, grind the graham crackers in a food processor until very fine. Then mix crushed crackers, salt, sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Then mix in butter with your clean fingers.
Step 3
Press all but a few tablespoons of the graham cracker mixture into the prepared springform pan. (Save a bit of the crust mixture in case there are holes later) Press it down firmly in the pan. I like to use a measuring cup for this which makes it easy to get around the edges. You should have an even, flat crust.
Step 4
Bake the crust in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes on a low rack. Remove from the oven and cool completely before continuing. Turn oven temp down to 325.
Step 5
To make filling, cut cream cheese into pieces and add to a mixing bowl. Whip until smooth, maybe 4 minutes. Then add sugar and continue to beat until smooth again, another 4-5 minutes. Next, add salt, vanilla, and one egg at a time, beating briefly between each egg. Finally, beat in the sour cream and heavy cream.
Step 6
Once the mixture is well combined and very smooth, divide it into 6 dishes. Add food coloring to each dish to get the desired colors.
Step 7
Pour colored mixtures into prepared dish with cooled crust. Start with red and pour it right in the center. Smooth it all out. Continue to build the rainbow by pouring the fillings directly in the center and moving it around gently. This will create layers so that each slice has some of each color.
Step 8
Place cheesecake into a baking dish a fill with boiling water about 1 inch up the side of the springform pan (pray that your dish is waterproof).
Step 9
Bake at 325 degrees in the water bath for one hour and 45 minutes.
Step 10
Turn off the oven, crack the door to the oven, and let the cake cool in the oven for one hour. The slow cooling will help it not crack.
Step 11
Then loosely wrap the dish in foil so the foil isn't touching the top of the cake and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Step 12
When ready to remove cake, run a clean narrow knife around the edge of the dish, remove the foil, unlock the spring, and carefully lift off the outer ring.
Step 13
Serve! :D

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Katey H. · Los Angeles, California, US · 4 projects 22nd July 2011

I'm sure any cookie-like cracker type thing would do. You might want to search to see if oreos would work though since the cream might change the cooking time and may stick to the bottom of the pan.