Bananas Foster Cheesecake + Cajun Boogie

Here's a sinfully delicious, Cajun treat that I am planning on serving on my Easter buffet. It is oh, so decadent and is surprisingly easy to make. It's a little slice of heaven served on a plate and is guaranteed to please your guests and have them begging for the recipe. Totally worth the calories, cher! Lots more to come, so stay tuned! Bon appetit!

Bananas Foster Cheesecake

Crust:

20 graham crackers
1 stick  butter, melted
1/4 cup of sugar
1 tsp. rum extract

Place graham crackers in a plastic bag and crush, using a rolling pin, or crush in  food processor. Mix graham crackers, sugar, melted butter, and rum extract in a bowl. Spread in the bottom of a buttered 9" spring form or pie pan and up 1 1/2 inches on the side. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.

Filling:

3 (8 ounce) pkg.'s cream cheese, softened
1 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs

Blend cream cheese on low speed with electric mixer in a mixing bowl, and scrape sides.  Add in the sugar slowly, and continue to beat until creamy  Add rum and vanilla extract, and mix until blended  Add eggs, one at a time and continue to mix on low speed until well combined.

Pour the mixture into the crust and spread evenly. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until set and  browned lightly.  Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack  Place in the refrigerator and allow to cool,  before removing sides.

 

Topping:

2  ripe bananas, sliced
1/2 cup of light brown sugar
1/2 stick of butter
1/4 cup of rum
1 tsp. cinnamon

Combine brown sugar and butter in a sauce pan and heat over low heat  Slice and add the bananas, cinnamon, and  rum and heat and stir for 5 minutes  Remove from heat allow to cool slightly. Spread topping on cheesecake.


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Cajun Boogie

Here's another little clip of Feufollet, playing at last week's Downtown Alive. As the sun went down, the band rev-ed up and there was some nitty-gritty dancin' going on! Crank it up for this one, cher, and let the good times roll!

Downtown Alive - Part II

 Wishing all of you a fun-filled weekend and a very Happy Spring!
 Merci beaucoup for stopping by!