Cheesecake

Cheesecake is my guilty pleasure. I'm still searching for that perfect recipe. Here's a nice, easy, non-taxing one I developed with a friend in DC some years back. But you may also like to try this one by the goddess of cheesecake makers, Ina Garten.

Base

1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 stick melted butter

Mix ingredients together well and press onto bottom of an 8-inch pan with removable base. Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes.

Filling

2 x 8 oz packs of cream cheese

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs plus one egg yolk

3/4 tsp vanilla essence

Beat all ingredients until smooth. Pour onto slightly cooled shell. Bake at 375 F for 20 minutes. Cool 15 minutes.

Topping

1 pint soured cream

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

Mix well and pour over cheesecake. Bake 10 minutes at 375 F.