Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 1/4 c Graham Cracker Crumbs 1 T Grated lime rind
2 T Sugar 1/4 c Key Lime Juice
1/4 c Butter or margarine, melted 1 t Vanilla Extract
1 t Grated Lime Rind 2 c Sour Cream
3 pk Softened Cream Cheese (8 oz) 3 T Sugar
3/4 c Sugar 1 ea Fresh Strawberries (Optional
3 ea Eggs 1 ea Lime slices (Optional)

Combine crust ingredients and stir well. Press crumb mixture evenly
over bottom and up sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350
degrees for 5 to 6 minutes. Let cool. Beat cream cheese until light
and fluffy; gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, beating well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in
lime rind, juice and vanilla. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake
at 375 degrees for 45 minutes, or until set. Combine sour cream and 3
tablespoons sugar; stir well and spread evenly over cheesecake. Bake
at 500 degrees for 5 minutes. Let cool to room temperature on a wire
rack; chill at least 8 hours. To serve, carefully remove sides of
springform pan. If desired, garnish with strawberries and lime
slices. Yield: one 9-inch cheesecake.
Recipe from Southern Living advertisement.

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