Key Lime Cheesecake with Strawberry-Butter Sauce

Key Lime Cheesecake with Strawberry-Butter Sauce Ingredients

CHEESECAKE	1 1/2 ts Grated lime rind
2 c Graham cracker crumbs	1/2 c Key lime juice
1/4 c Sugar	STRAWBERRYBUTTER SAUCE
1/2 c Butter or margarine; melted	1 1/4 c Fresh strawberries; hulled
3 pk Cream cheese (8 ounces	1/4 c Butter or margarine; melted
1 1/4 c Sugar	1/2 c Sifted powdered sugar
6 lg Eggs; separated	1 1/2 ts Grated lime rind
1 Carton sour cream (8 ounce)

Instructions for Key Lime Cheesecake with Strawberry-Butter Sauce

Combine first 3 ingredients, and firmly press mixture onto bottom and 1" up sides of a buttered 9" springform pan. Bake at 350F degrees for 8 minutes; cool. Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually add 1 1/4 cups sugar, beating well. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in sour cream, rind, and juice. Beat egg whites at high speed until stiff peaks form; fold into cream cheese mixture. Pour batter into crust. Bake at 350F degrees for 1 hour and 5 minutes; turn oven off. Partially open oven door; let cheesecake cool in oven 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and immediately run a knife around sides of cheesecake to loosen. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack; cover and refrigerate 8 hours. Serve with Strawberry-Butter Sauce. Strawberry-Butter Sauce: Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add strawberries. Process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides. Stir in remaining ingredients. Yield: 1 cup. Recipe by: Southern Living Magazine Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #716 by Creedenite@aol.com on Aug 3, 1997

Main Ingredient: Cream CheeseCuisine: Uncategorized

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