Stilton Cheesecake (Victoria & Alberts)

By ArmySister

Victoria and Albert's, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort
Makes 2 large cheesecakes or 24 2-ounce cheesecakes

Ingredients

• Shortbread Crust:
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened, cut into small pieces
• Filling:
• 3/4 cup Stilton cheese, rind discarded and cheese crumbled
• 2 1/2 cups cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup plus 1/2 tablespoon sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

Shortbread Crust
Preheat oven to 350°F. Blend together the flour and sugar. Add the butter and blend until mixture resembles coarse meal (it will not form a dough).
Transferred to a buttered 9 1/2-inch spring-form pan and spread evenly into the bottom. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes on the middle rack of oven until pale golden. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Filling
Beat together the crumbled Stilton, cream cheese, and sugar in a large bowl with mixer on low speed.
Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour. Beat in sour cream and vanilla until just blended.
Pour filling over cooled crust in spring-form pan. Bake cheesecake for 30 to 35 minutes in a water bath in the middle of oven until puffed and pale gold around the edge.
Transfer cake to a wire rack and run a knife around edge of town to loosen. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
Chill covered, until cold, at least four hours, before serving. Serve with a Sweet Royal Tokajii Wine from Hungary to complement the rich flavors of this savory creation.