Rainbow Cheesecake

Need a colourful and tasty way to impress your friends coming over on the weekend? No problem. Woo them with Rainbow Cheesecake. It's fairly simple, but mind you, takes up to 8 hours to make.

Here's what you need for the filling

• 4 packages of regular cream cheese - I prefer No Name
• 3/4 cup of sour cream
• 1 1/4 cup of sugar
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs
• just under 1 cup of whipping or heavy cream
• food colouring (red, yellow, green, blue)
• A 9" pan, springform or silicone 

For the crust

• 2 cups of finely crushed graham crackers
• 1/4 cup of softened butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon 

Now to make the crust

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease your pan. 
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together crackers, sugar, cinnamon, until mixed completely. 
3. Pour butter in mix bit by bit, and using your hand, mix together
4. When you are able to grab the mix and it stays in shape, your crust is done. You probably won't need all the butter
5. Place crust in your pan and pat down until firm and smooth (I like to use a cup for round pans, and a box for square ones to help pat down crust)
6. Place in oven for no more than 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, remove and set to side.
7. Open your oven to cool down completely, then reset to 325 degrees. 

Finally the cake

1. With an electric mixer or a super strong hand, mix the cream cheese until smooth
2. Add sugar and mix until smooth again
3. Add vanilla, sour and whipping cream and again, mix until smooth. 
4. Add 1 egg, mix until smooth, and repeat for other 3 eggs. Whip whole mixture for another minute
5. Pour filling into 6 different bowls, evenly
6. Add food colouring (red - 25 drops, orange - 18 yellow, 6 red, yellow - add until yellow (same for green and blue), and purple 16 red, and 12 blue)
7. Starting with red, pour filling directly in the middle of the pan. Let sit for 30 seconds, and do the same to the other 5 colours
8. In a cookie sheet, fill half way with water and place your cheesecake in the middle. 
9. Place in the oven for 1 hour and 40 minutes. 
10. When done, take out cheesecake and place in fridge for 4 hours minimum. I prefer to leave it over night. (I also place it on a kitchen towel so it doesn't damage the fridge)
11. Finally, taste the rainbow, and enjoy :)

With Love, 

Donna & Buck