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FIVE STAR CHEESE CAKE

Source of Recipe

Mom


Recipe Introduction

This is the recipe that I always use. Sometimes I make a chocolate cookie crust and I drizzled chocolate and caramel ice cream toppings on top. Boy was that good!

List of Ingredients

1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
¼ cup sugar
6 tsps. melted butter
5 pkgs. (8 oz.) cream cheese, cubed
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 tbsps. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla



Recipe

Combine crumbs, ¼ cup sugar and butter. Press onto bottom and half way up sides of a 9 inch spring form pan. In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth; gradually add 1cup sugar, beating until fluffy. Add lemon rind. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until blended. Pour into pan.

Bake in preheated 300 degree oven for 60 minutes. Turn off oven and leave door ajar 30 minutes. Combine sour cream, 2 tbsps. sugar and vanilla. Carefully spread over cheese cake, return to oven for 30 minutes with door ajar (do not reheat oven). Cool. Refrigerate at least 3 hours.