Simple Lemon Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
• 1 lb cream cheese, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 for the crust:.
• 2 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f. lightly butter an 8 inch springform pan.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, combine crumbs with sugar, then with butter and press mixture int bottom of pan, packing it down with the base of a flat glass.
• 4 bake until golden about seven to ten minutes.
• 5 for the cheese filling:
• 6 keep the oven at 400 degrees f.
• 7 in a medium bowl combine cream cheese and sugar blending until smooth. blend in sour cream. stir in beaten eggs, one third at a time. stir in lemon juice, zest, and vanilla, blending well.
• 8 pour into baked crust and place in oven. immediately turn heat down to 300 degrees f and bake for one hour or until cake begins to rise on the sides.
• 9 turn oven off. open oven door and let cake sit in oven for another 30 minutes. remove, set on rack.
• 10 for cheesecake topping:.
• 11 have the oven at 350 degrees f.
• 12 in a medium bowl, combine all three ingredients, blending with a spoon until smooth.
• 13 spread over top of baked cheesecake. if cake has cracks, use topping to fill in the spaces.
• 14 bake until set, about 15 minutes. cool completely before removing side of springform pan. chill until ready to serve.
• 15 cheesecake can be wrapped closely in plastic and refrigerated for about four days or frozen two weeks. served chilled with fresh fruit or fruit coulis.