Blue Cheese Cheesecake

Step 1
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

Step 2
Beat cream cheese and blue cheese in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy–about 5 minutes. Mix in 1 cup sour cream and pepper. Add eggs – one at a time – mixing well after each addition.

Step 3
Pour mixture into buttered 9 inch springform pan. Bake 60 – 65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.

Step 4
Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes. Carefully spread 1 1/4 cup sour cream over top. Return to oven 5 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.

Step 5
To serve, place on serving plate. Carefully remove sides of pan. Decorate top with red pepper cut into flower shapes with small cookie cutter and green onion tops as stems.