Very Yummy Very Rich Cheesecake
- 1 cup cracker crumb
- 12 cup almonds, ground
- 14 cup butter, melted
- 1 12 lbs cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 14 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 14 cup flour, sifted
- 5 eggs, separated
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 teaspoon almond extract
- 12 lemon zest
- 1 cup sour cream
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Mix together the crumbs, nuts, and melted butter.
- Pack onto the bottom of a greased 10-inch spring form pan.
- Chill 30 minutes.
- Beat together the cheese, 1 cup of the sugar, and the salt.
- Add the flour and egg yolks, one at a time, beating until very smooth.
- Beat in the lemon juice, vanilla, almond extract, lemon zest and sour cream.
- Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, then gradually beat in the remaining sugar until stiff but not dry.
- Fold into the cheese mixture.
- Slowly pour into the prepared chilled spring form pan.
- Bake in a preheated 325F oven 1 1/4 hours.
- Open the oven door, turn off the oven, and leave the cake to cool for 1 hour.
- Remove from oven and finish cooling on a cake rack, then chill at least an hour before removing the sides of the pan.
- Serves 10 - 12.
crumb, almonds, butter, cream cheese, sugar, salt, flour, eggs, lemon juice, vanilla, almond, lemon zest, sour cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/very-yummy-very-rich-cheesecake-129579 (may not work)