key lime cheesecake ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 1/4 pounds cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup key lime juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• to make crust: in a bowl stir together the graham cracker crumbs and 2 tablespoons sugar, stir in the butter well. pat the mixture into the bottom and 1/2 inch up the side of a buttered 10 inch springform pan and bake the crust in a preheated 375 degree f (190 degree c) oven for 8 minutes. transfer the pan to a rack and cool.
• in a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth, beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in the sour cream, flour, lime juice and vanilla. beat the mixture until it is smooth.
• pour the filling over the crust. bake the cheesecake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, reduce the temperature to 250 degrees f (120 degrees c) and bake for 50 to 55 minutes longer, or until center is barely set. let the cheesecake cool on a rack, then chill it, covered, overnight. remove the cheesecake from the pan and transfer it to a cake stand.