Cranberry Goat Cheese Log

I recently purchased a cranberry goat cheese log from Trader Joe's. Although I enjoyed the flavor combination, overall it was ehhhhhhh. I discovered that making it with fresh cranberries makes a BIG difference.I took this one to a holiday party last night, and guess what? Someone else brought the Trader Joe's log. Do I need to even tell you which one got gobbled up???

• 1/4 ounce package of gelatin
• 1/4 cup water
• 12 ounce package fresh cranberries
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup of cranberry juice ( I used water for this)
• 1/4 cup raspberry liqueur
• 12 ounce log goat cheese

Mix the gelatin and 1/4 cup of water in a small bowl. In sauce pan combine cranberries, sugar, cinnamon, cranberry juice and liqueur. Bring to a boil and cook for about 15 minutes.Pour in the gelatin mixture and cook until it becomes as thick as jelly.Place the cranberry mixture in the fridge for a few hours. I made mine the night before I planned on serving it. Once the cranberry mixture is cool, unroll a 20 inch piece of plastic wrap. Spoon about 1 cup of the cranberry sauce onto the middle of the plastic wrap. Spread the sauce in to the shape of a rectangle, slightly longer than the goat cheese. Place the goat cheese on top. Spoon another 1/2 cup of cranberry sauce over the top of the goat cheese. ( I had about 1/2 a cup of cranberry sauce leftover ). Now you need to wrap the log up in plastic wrap. Once wrapped, use your hands to spread the sauce evenly around the cheese. At this point I placed the log in the fridge. It travels well this way, so when I arrived at my cousins holiday party I just unwrapped it and served with crackers. I wanted to garnish with a couple holly leaves, but the snow was too deep to get to it, maybe next year....