Orange Butterscotch Cheesecake RecipeOrange Butterscotch Cheesecake Recipe Crust: 1 and 1/4 cups uncooked either old fashioned or quick oats 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup melted butter 2 tablespoons flour Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together the oats, brown sugar, flour and margarine and press into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Set aside to cool. Filling: 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup granulated sugar 4 eggs at room temperature 2 teaspoons grated orange peel 1 teaspoon vanilla Decrease oven to 325 degrees. With electric mixer on medium speed, combine the cream cheese, sugar, orange peel and vanill. until well blended. Add the eggs one at a time and blend well after each addition. Pour over the crust and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 5 minutes. Remove from oven and loosen cake from edge of pan with a sharp knife but don't remove the rim. Topping: 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/3 cup light corn syrup 1/4 cup melted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup and butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Chill until slightly thickened and spoon over the cheesecake. Refrigerate the cheesecake for 3-4 hours before removing the rim and serving. Serves 12.
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