Gay Lea Recipes - Orange-Kiwi-Fruit Cheesecake (A taste sensation!)

Ingredients:

1 cup	chocolate baking crumbs 250 mL1 tsp ground cinnamon	5 mL
2 tbsp	Gay Lea Butter, melted	30 mL
2 cups	Nordica Cottage Cheese	500 mL
2	pkg cream cheese, softened	250g
1/4 cup	all-purpose flour	50 mL
1 1/2 cups	sugar	375 mL
1/4 cup	frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed grated peel from one large orange	300 mL
4	eggs	4
Topping:
1	large peeled orange, halved and sliced	1
2	small kiwi-fruit, halved and sliced	2
1/2 cup	marmalade or apricot jam	125 mL

Spray 9"/22 cm spring form pan with non-stick cooking spray. Mix together crumbs, cinnamon and butter; press onto bottom of pan. Bake in 325ºF/160ºC oven for 5 minutes. Purée cottage cheese in food processor; add cubes of softened cream cheese; process until smooth. Add flour, sugar, juice and grated peel; process until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time and process briefly after each addition. Pour batter onto crust. Bake in 325ºF/160ºC oven for 1 hr and 10-15 minutes until almost set. (Cheesecake is done when centre barely moves when jiggled). Remove from oven and run a knife around the outside edge. Cool to room temperature. Remove sides; heat marmalade and brush 1/2 over cheesecake. Arrange orange and kiwi slices on top; brush remaining marmalade on fruit; cover and chill at least 8 hrs.
Yield: 12-14 servings. Bake time: 1 hour and 10-15 minutes. Chill time: at least 8 hours.