Elegant Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup zwieback crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons melted butter
3 large packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons light rum, or 1 tablespoon vanilla
4 egg whites
1 cup sugar
2 cups (1 pt.) sour cream
2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
Directions
Mix together the crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter.
Press in an even layer into the bottom of an 8 or 9-inch pan with spring-released sides or removable bottom.
Mix cream cheese, the 1/2 teaspoon salt, and rum together until soft and creamy.
Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks, then gradually beat in the 1 cup sugar to make a meringue.
Fold egg white mixture into the cheese until well blended.
Turn into the crumb-lined pan.
Bake in a 350° oven about 25 minutes.
Remove from oven; increase oven temperature to 450°.
Combine sour cream with sugar and the 1/8 teaspoon salt; spread over top of cake.
Return to oven for 4 to 5 minutes, until cream is set.
Remove from oven and cool until cold.
Press in an even layer into the bottom of an 8 or 9-inch pan with spring-released sides or removable bottom.
Mix cream cheese, the 1/2 teaspoon salt, and rum together until soft and creamy.
Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks, then gradually beat in the 1 cup sugar to make a meringue.
Fold egg white mixture into the cheese until well blended.
Turn into the crumb-lined pan.
Bake in a 350° oven about 25 minutes.
Remove from oven; increase oven temperature to 450°.
Combine sour cream with sugar and the 1/8 teaspoon salt; spread over top of cake.
Return to oven for 4 to 5 minutes, until cream is set.
Remove from oven and cool until cold.