Blackstone Hotel Cheesecake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 10 graham crackers
• 5 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar (or to taste)
• 2 (10 ounce) packages softened cream cheese (you can use light)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• almond extract
• 1 (1 pint) container sour cream (can use light)
• sugar
• almond extract
• frozen raspberries
• lemon juice
• sugar

Recipe

• 1 crust: combine crushed graham crackers and 5 tablespoons of butter until mixed to a flaky consistency; add powdered sugar, just to sweeten the crust slightly press into the bottom of a spring form pan.
• 2 you may bake the crust at this point (optional) 350 deg for 5 minutes; i like it better if you don't bake it.
• 3 cake: mix cream cheese, sugar, eggs.
• 4 add vanilla and if desired 3-5 drops (or so) of almond extract.
• 5 mix again till smooth and creamy.
• 6 bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 7 topping: mix sour cream with sugar to taste and again a few drops of almond extract to taste.
• 8 top the cooked and cooled (slightly) cheesecake with the spread (not all the way to the edge).
• 9 bake 350 degrees for 5 minutes; should be done but not brown.
• 10 optional fruit topping: 1/2 package frozen raspberries in a saucepan and cover with water and some lemon juice.
• 11 bring to a boil and add sugar to sweeten (as much or little as you want) and corn starch to the desired consistency and return to a boil, stiring constantly.