Praline Cheesecake

Directions

1. 1
   The crust-in a small bowl stir together the crushed cookies and pecans; stir in the melted butter until well combined.
2. 2
   Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
3. 3
   The filling-In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, brown sugar, corn syrup, and cornstarch.
4. 4
   Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
5. 5
   Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. 6
   Beat in liqueur and vanilla extract.
7. 7
   Stir in pecans.
8. 8
   Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
9. 9
   Bake at 350° for 15 minutes; lower temperature to 200° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
10. 10
    Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
11. 11
    Turn the oven off; return the cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour.
12. 12
    Chill, uncovered, overnight.
13. 13
    The topping-sprinkle the pecans over the top of the cheesecake.
14. 14
    In the top of a double-boiler, melt caramels.
15. 15
    Stir in sour cream.
16. 16
    Drizzle over pecans; chill until serving time.