Eve's Cheesecake
 
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Heavy and rich and delicious cheesecake you will want to savor slowly and then have seconds. I highly recommend this one.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American and German
Serves: 8-10 servings
Ingredients
  • Crust:
  • ½ c butter
  • 2 c corn flake crumbs
  • Optional crust:
  • ¾ c finely chopped walnuts
  • ¾ c graham crackers
  • Cake:
  • 4- 8 oz packages cream cheese
  • 1 c sour cream
  • 3 T flour
  • 11/2 c sugar
  • 2T lemon juice
  • 6 eggs
  • 1t lemon rind, grated
  • 1t orange rind, grated
  • Topping:
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced
  • ½ c strawberry preserves
  • For the topping:
  • 4 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
  • 2 oz sour cream
  • ¼ C powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. For crust:
  2. Melt butter, add corn flake crumbs. Form crust in a spring form pan and refrigerate
  3. For cake:
  4. Combine cheese, sour cream, lemon juice and rinds. Beat at medium speed, adding sugar and flour combined, ¼ at a time. Beat until fluffy.
  5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until blended
  6. Pour over crust.
  7. Bake 10 min at 400 degrees; then bake 1 hr and 15 min at 300 degrees.
  8. Turn off oven and leave another 30 min.
  9. Cool on rack and refrigerate over night.
  10. Optional toppings:
  11. Serve with a strawberry topping or
  12. Shown topping: Mix the cream cheese, sour cream and powdered sugar together until smooth. Spread on top. Garish with fruit (optional).
Recipe by The Gingham Apron at https://www.theginghamapron.com/eves-cheesecake-and-a-few-good-stories/