CHEESECAKE AND COFFEE RECIPES

Steps:

• Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Combine crumbs and next 3 ingredients, and stir well. Firmly press crumb mixture into bottom and 2 inches up sides of pan; set aside.
• Combine 2/3 cup sugar and next 6 ingredients in a large bowl; beat at high speed of a mixer until smooth. Combine milk and coffee granules; stir well. Add milk mixture and sour cream to cheese mixture; beat until smooth.
• Beat egg whites (at room temperature) at high speed of a mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Gently fold egg white mixture into cheese mixture.
• Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 300° for 1 hour or until almost set. Turn oven off; loosen cake from sides of pan, using a narrow metal spatula or knife. Let cheesecake stand in oven with door slightly opened for 1 hour. Remove from oven; cover and chill 8 hours.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To make the crust, in a medium bowl, combine the baking mix, 1/4 cup sugar, melted butter and milk. Stir until a dough forms, then turn the dough out onto a clean surface that has been dusted with some baking mix. Knead for 30 turns. Pat the dough into the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9 inch round cake pan. In the same bowl, beat together the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla, eggs and cream cheese. Pour over the dough in the pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are golden and the filling is set. Allow the coffee cake to cool for 10 minutes, then spread the fruit preserves over the top.