Sour Cream Cheesecake

Yield: 1 cake

Categories:  Desserts

Ingredients

Crust:
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter melted

Filling:
2 packages cream cheese softened
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 or 2 tbsp grated lemon peel

Topping:
2 cups sour cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Crust:

Combine all ingredients; mix well. Press mixture onto bottom and part way up sides of a 9 inch square pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling. Preheat oven to 375°.

Filling:

Beat cream cheese in large mixer bowl until fluffy. Add sugar, eggs. lemon peel and vanilla; beat until smooth. Pour into crumb-lined pan. Bake 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. Preheat oven to 425°.

Topping:

Combine all ingredients. Spread sour cream mixture over cooled, baked cake. Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate 8 to 12 hours. Sour cream topping will not set until thoroughly chilled.