Stairway to Heaven Cheesecake
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
1 1/2 cups Graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons Sugar
1/4 cup Butter
5 packages Cream cheese
1 1/3 cups Sugar
3 tablespoons Flour, all-purpose
3 large Eggs
1/2 cup Sour cream
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
1 Egg white
1 tablespoon Sugar
1/2 cup Sour cream Recipe
Mix Graham crumbs and sugar. Melt butter and add. Press crumb mixture into 9 inch springform pan, bringing crust all the way to top of pan. Chill for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350.
Beat cream cheese at medium for 2 minutes. Add sugar. Slowly add flour. On low speed, beat in eggs one at a time. Add sour cream, lemon and vanilla. Bake for 1 hour 15minutes. Remove from oven and let coolfor 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, beat egg white until frothy. Add sugar until soft peaks form. Fold in sour cream. Spreadon top of cake.
Place cake back in oven for 20 minutes. Turn off oven, let cake sit for 1 hour with oven door slightly open. Place cake on wire rack and letcool completely.
OPTIONS FOR TOPPING....
Fresh fruit or fruit preserves.
OTHER OPTIONS....
For crust, use ginger snaps in place of grahams. Or, use half and half grahams and nuts(pecans or walnuts).
Add 1 1/2 tsp of almond extract inplace of vanilla.
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