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The Ultimate Cheesecake

From the Kitchen of: Shelley

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Make crust by combining graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Toss all together with fork until moistened. Transfer to 9-inch springform pan. Evenly press onto pan, sides & bottom. Bake until golden (about 5 minutes) and let cool. In a large bowl at high speed, combine cream cheese 1 3/4 cup sugar, flour, peels and vanilla until well blended. At medium speed, beat in eggs and egg yolks one at a time, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in heavy cream. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes. Lower temperature to 300 degrees and bake 1 hour and 10 minutes. Filling mixture will be loose but will set on standing. Cool cake on wire rack for 2 hours. With spatula, spread sour cream over top of cake to within 1/2 inch of edge. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Pare mango, slice flesh from pit. Cut enough slices into small triangles to make 1/4 cup. Place remaining in food processor. Add 1/4 cup sugar and puree. Pour into small bowl. In clean food processor, puree raspberries with their syrup. Pour through sieve placed on saucepan. Stir in cornstarch. Bring to boiling, simmer 1 minute (stirring) until thick and clear. Pour into small bowl. Cover and refrigerate til cold. Remove cake from pan, place on serving dish. Spoon mango and raspberry sauces over top of cake. Garnish with mango, kiwifruit and fresh raspberries. Pass remaining fruit sauces.