Title: Hollywood Cheesecake
Categories: Cheesecake
Yield: 10 Servings

		Crust:
1 1/2	c	Zweiback crumbs
6	tb	Butter
2	tb	Sugar
		Filling:
1	lb	Cream cheese, softened
3		Eggs
1/2	c	Sugar
1/2	ts	Vanilla
		Topping:
1 1/2	c	Sour cream
1/4	c	Sugar
1/4	ts	Vanilla

In 1947 Alice Glist a film splicer in Hollywood and also a relative of a Los angeles bakeshop owner experimented with a recipe resulting in a cheesecake she served studio friends which became extemely popular and also known as the famous Hollywood cheesecake. This is the classic recipe although there are two other varieties; one that has a blueberry topping and another baked in a pumpernickel crust.The Hollywood cheesecake is a denser flater cake than the New York variety and featured a baked sweet sour cream topping. Source: Sylvia Schur, cookbook author of "Cheesecakes".

Combine crust ingredients and press in a 9 inch springform pan, partly up the sides. chill in freezer while preparing filling. Combine filling ingredients and beat until smooth. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake in a preheated 300 degree oven for 1 hour. Open oven door and let cake set for 15 minutes. remove from oven. Combine topping ingredients and blend well. Spread over cake. Raise oven temp to 475 and bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until set. Cool completely and remove sides of springform pan.

From: Lir119

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