OLD FASHIONED CHEESE CAKE

By gaster16

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 (1/2 stick) sweet butter, melted
• Filling:
• 3 - 8 oz. packages cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-1/4 cups sugar
• 6 eggs separated
• 1 container (1 pint) sour cream
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• Rind from one lemon
• Juice of 1/2 lemon

Preparation

Step 1

Crust:

Generously grease a 9 x 3 springform pan with butter. Place pan in center of a 12" square aluminum foil and press foil up around side of pan. Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter in a small bowl until well-blended. Press 3/4 cup of crumb mixture into bottom and side of pan. Chill prepared pan while making filling.

Filling:

with electric mixer on low speed or with a wooden spoon beat cream cheese in a large bowl until soft. gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, until well blended. Stir in sour cream, flour, vanilla, lemon rind and juice until smooth. Beat egg whites until they hold stiff peaks. Fold whites into the cheese mixture, souffle fashion, until well blended. Pour into prepared pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for one hour and 15 minutes, or until top is golden, turn off oven heat and allow cake to cool in oven for 1 hour. Remove cake from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack, at room temperature. Sprinkle remaining crumbs on top. Chill overnight before serving.