key lime cheesecake
categories:  Cake | Cheesecake | Desserts   

Prepared: 2008-08-01

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 4 tbsp sweetened coconut
• 3 8oz pack cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup key lime juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation:

• to make Crust: In a bowl stir together the graham cracker crumbs and 2 tablespoons sugar, stir in the butter well.
• Pat the mixture into the bottom and 1/2 inch up the side of a buttered 10 inch springform pan and bake the crust in a preheated 375 degree F (190 degree C) oven for 8 minutes.
• Transfer the pan to a rack and cool.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth, beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in the sour cream, flour, lime juice and vanilla.
• Beat the mixture until it is smooth.
• Pour the filling over the crust.
• Bake the cheesecake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, reduce the temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) and bake for 50 to 55 minutes longer, or until center is barely set.
• Let the cheesecake cool on a rack, then chill it, covered, overnight.
• Remove the cheesecake from the pan and transfer it to a cake stand.

makes 12 servings

reviews:

	i am wiping the drool off the key board MMMMM! Happy Birthday Christopher!!
	Reviewed on 2008-08-06 by aunt barbara