Roe’s Pumpkin Cheese Cake

Serves 12

Ingredients:

Crust

¾ cup graham cracker crumbs

½ c finely chopped pecans

¼ c light brown sugar

¼ c granulated sugar

¼ c melted butter

Filling

1 tsp corn starch

1-1/2 c canned pumpkin

3 eggs

1-1/2 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp nutmeg

½ tsp ginger

½ tsp salt1/2 c brown sugar

3- (8 oz pkg cream cheese)

½ c granulated sugar

2 tbsp heavy cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp bourbon liqueur ( optional)

Topping

 2 c sour cream

2 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp bourbon

16 pecan halves ( garnish)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Crust

Combine cracker crumbs, pecans, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.

Add melted butter and press into 10 in spring form pan which you have buttered

Chill crust in freezer

Filling

Mix pumpkin, eggs, spices, brown sugar

Add cream cheese, heavy cream, vanilla, granulated sugar, and corn starch and beat until smooth

Pour into pan and bake or 50-55 min or until center comes out clean with a toothpick

Topping

Whip sour cream, sugar, bourbon

Spread the sour cream mixture over top of cheesecake and bake 5 min more

Allow to cool and then chill

Remove from spring form pan and garnish with pecans