Monday, June 22, 2009

Sunday, June 20, 2009 Week 15

Lone Star Cheesecake

This week we had celebration for Father's Day and my birthday (again)!! Two of my sisters from Florida with their husbands and kids and my sister and her grandson and my Dad came from Pittsburgh for a long weekend. 20 peopel!!! Lots of fun and food and beer and wine!! So the cake of the week was cheesecake!! This is a recipe Dad saw on Food Network and it is easy and good.

crust:
2 cups crushed graham crackers
6-8 T melted butter

Form crust up the sides of a 9 or 10" springform pan.

Filling:

4 8 oz packages cream cheese
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 t vanilla
4 eggs
1 or 2 T lemon juice

Mix together pour in the springform pan.
Bake 325 for 55 minutes - an hour or until only the center of the cake is somewhat jiggly.

Topping:
2 c sour cream
1/4 c sugar
1 t vanilla

Pour the topping over the warm cheesecake and put back in the oven for 1/2 hour.
Remove from oven and cool to room temp.
Refrigerate.

Serve plain or with fruit over the top.


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