STRAWBERRY COCONUT CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For crust; preheat oven to 350*F.
• Brush 9 inch diameter cake pan with 2 inch sides with 1 TBs melted butter.
• Line oan with parchment paper; lightly brush paper with some of melted butter.
• Blend crumbs, coconut, sugar and remaining butter in medium bowl.
• Press mixture over bottom of prepared pan.
• Bake crust until lightly browned at edges, about 10 minutes.
• Cool.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300*F.
• For filling; Using electric mixer, beat first 4 ingredients in large bowl until blended.
• Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
• Beat in cream of coconut and rum.
• Pour batter over crust.
• Place cake pan in a large roasting pan.
• Add enough water to roasting pan to come 1 inch up sides of cake pan.
• Cover roasting pan with foil.
• Bake cake 1 hour.
• Remove foil.
• Bake until cake is pale brown, puffed, and just set in center, about 40 minutes.
• Cool cake in water bath 2 hours.
• Remove from water; run knife around cake to loosen.
• Chill cake in pan 3 hours.
• (can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled.).
• Preheat oven to 350*F.
• Place cake in oven 2 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Place sheet of foil, then 10 inch diameter cardboard round or tart pan bottom on top of cake.
• Turn cake over.
• Shake gently, allowing cake to settle onto foil and round.
• Remove pan and parchment.
• Place plater atop cake and turn cake right side up onto platter.
• Remove round and foil.
• For topping; simmer jam and 2 TBS water in small saucepan.
• Brush top of cake with warm jam.
• Overlap berries atop cake, covereing completely.
• Brush remaining jam over berries and chill.
• (Can be prepared up to 8 hours ahead).