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Title: Hollywood Cheesecake Part 1 and Part 2
Categories: Cheesecake Dessert
Yield: 12 Servings
| IRWIN SOLOMAN JJGF65A | ||
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| For the Crust | ||
| 1 | c | Graham cracker crumbs |
| 3 | tb | Sugar |
| 3 | tb | Butter, or margerine |
| Melted | ||
| ............................ | ||
| For the filling... | ||
| 16 | oz | Cream cheese; softened |
| 1/2 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | tb | Lemon juice;fresh |
| 1 | ts | Lemon peel; freshly |
| Grated | ||
| 2 | ts | Of peel ( see note ) |
| 1/2 | ts | Vanilla |
| 2 | Eggs, separated | |
| ......................... | ||
| For the Topping | ||
| 1 | c | Real sour cream |
| 2 | tb | Sugar |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla |
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| For the Decorations | ||
| Fresh strawberries, sliced | ||
| Or | ||
| Fresh raspberries,hulled | ||
| Served whole | ||
| Sprigs of fresh mint | ||
| Optional; raspberry | ||
| Liqueur | ||
| Or | ||
| Strawberry syrup | ||
| ..................... | ||
| Instructions follow in Part2 | ||
Part 2... Instructions Heat oven to 325~F
Prepare the crust;mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter, press onto bottom of 9" spring foam pan. Bake 10 minutes in a preheated oven.
Reduce temperature to 300 ~F.
Prepare filling; beat cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, and peel, and the vanilla at medium speed with electric mixer, until well blended.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. In a separate bowl, use well washed beaters to beat the egg whites until they are stiff but not dry. Fold the stiffly beaten egg whites into the cream cheese mixture;pour over the crust . Bake 45 minutes or until center is almost set.
Prepare the topping; Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Carfully spread over cheesecake;continue baking for 10 minutes.
Remove cake from oven. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
For the decorating; Top with strawberry slices, raspberries and fresh mint before serving, if desired. ( If you wish, first drizzle a little raspberry liqeur or strawberry syrup over the top and down the sides of the cake. ) Makes 12 servings.
Note; Use the yellow part of the lemon peel only, not the white pith. The citrus juice and peel help balance the richness of the cream cheese. ( Lime juice and peel may be substituted.
Grateful acknowledgement to Elaine Radis who searched this out for me. Formatted for MM; Jeannie Allen
From: Lewisallen
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