Sour Cream Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 cups plain cookies, crushed
• 6 tablespoons ground almonds
• 1/4 cup cream
• 75 g butter, melted
• 500 g cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 grated lemon, rind of
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Recipe

• 1 stir together the crumbs, ground almonds, cream and melted butter.
• 2 press crumb mix into the base and sides of a 23cm springform tin.
• 3 chill crust while making the filling.
• 4 preheat the oven to 190 degrees c.
• 5 with an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and sugar, then beat in the eggs and finally the rind and juice.
• 6 pour mixture into the chilled crust.
• 7 bake for 20 minutes.
• 8 remove from the oven and cool to room temp.
• 9 heat oven to 220 degrees c.
• 10 beat the sour cream, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• 11 spoon over the top of the cheesecake and smooth.
• 12 bake for about 5 minutes.
• 13 allow to cool, then refridgerate for 6-12 hours before serving.
• 14 sprinkle with the nutmeg to serve.