Ellen's Cheese Cake

• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 stick butter melted
• 1 pound cream cheese softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 5 large eggs separated
• 1 pint sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract

1. For the crust, mix together crumbs, sugar, and butter.
2. Press into a 9 inch spring pan.
3. For the filling, cream together cream cheese and sugar.
4. Add 1 egg yolk at a time, then add sour cream and extracts.
5. Beat egg whites stiffly and fold into mixture.
6. Bake in a 325F (160C).
7. pre-heated oven for 1 hour.
8. Turn oven off and leave cake in the oven another hour.
9. Open oven door and leave cake in oven a half hour longer.
10. Remove from oven and cool.

graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, lemon extract

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/ellens-cheese-cake-35773 (may not work)