Dorsey's Aloha Cheese Cake

ALOHA CHEESECAKE
• 1 c Vanilla Wafer Crumbs
• ½ c Macadamia Nuts, Crushed
• ½ stick Butter, Melted
• 1lb. Cream Cheese
• 1 c. Sugar
• 2 T. Milk
• 3 Large Eggs
• ½ t. Vanilla
• ½ t. Lemon juice

• 8 ½ oz Crushed Pineapple, thickened with corn starch & cooled
• Whipped Cream (Stabilized)
• 2 Med Kiwi Peeled, Sliced
• Maraschino Cherries or Fresh Strawberries

Directions:
1. Combine crumbs, butter and toasted nuts; press onto bottom of Pam-sprayed 9-inch spring form pan. Bake at 325 degrees F. for 10 minutes.
2. Combine cream cheese, sugar, milk, vanilla and lemon juice, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. DO NOT OVERBEAT OR TOO FAST!
3. Pour over crust. Bake at 350 degrees F. 45 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
4. Chill. Before serving, top with pineapple, whipped cream and garnish with kiwi fruit.

Stabilized Whipped Cream
• ½ cup cold water
• 2 t. (1 pkg.) unflavored Gelatin

• 1 pt. heavy whipping cream
• 2 T. white sugar
• 1 t. vanilla extract

Whipped cream has a tendency to soften and weep upon standing. The only way to prevent whipped cream topped desserts from looking a runny by the time you serve them is by stabilizing the cream with added ingredients. One tried and true method is to stiffen the cream with GELATIN. It works well and does not affect the flavor of the whipped cream.

1. Chill mixing bowl and beaters for at least 15 minutes before using. Place water in a small microwave-safe bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over water and allow softening 5 minutes.
2. Dissolve gelatin by microwaving for 2 minutes, stirring after every minute. Remove from microwave and let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes; gelatin must be liquid, but not warm when added to cream.
3. Remove bowl and beaters from refrigerator and pour in cream, sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat together just until beater marks begin to show distinctly.
4. Add gelatin mixture to cream, pouring in a steady stream while beating constantly. Beat until stiff peaks form. Use immediately.
5. Pipe over chilled cheesecake and garnish with fruit