New York Cheesecake (from Julie Scharnberg)

 

**MAKE A DAY AHEAD***

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Ingredients

    Crust:

• 1 1/4 C crumbled graham crackers
• 1/4 C butter, melted
• 1/4 C sugar

1. Mix together with a fork.  Press in bottom of a springform pan (10").
2. Save a handful of crumbs for topping.
3. Bake for 5 minutes.  Let cool while making cake mixture.

    Cake:

• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 16 ounce sour cream
• 1/2 pint heavy cream
• 1 1/2 C sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

1. Cream softened cream cheese.  Add sugar and beat.  
2. Add eggs one at a time, beat until mixed in.  
3. Add sour cream, mix in.  
4. Add heavy cream, mix in.
5. Add vanilla, mix.
6. Pour into springform pan.  
7. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.  
8. Turn off oven.  Leave cake in oven for one hour.
9. Remove.  Cool one to two hours before refrigerating.  
10. Refrigerate 6 to 12 hours.  Cover with wrap

DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR AT ANYTIME FOR THE TWO HOURS.