Award Winning Cheesecake Recipe

This is a recipe given to me by my friend after she won the baking contest for our high school homecoming game. Delectable!!

Thanks Angie!

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Award Winning Cheesecake

Crust:

11 Graham crackers

11 Coconut cookies

1/2 cup Butter,  melted

2 Tbsp. Sugar

Prepare the crust and press it into the bottom of an 8-10 inch springform pan.

Filling:
5 8-oz pkgs. Cream Cheese (softened)
1 ½ cups Sugar
3 Tbsp. Flour
5 Eggs
3 tsp. Vanilla
¼ tsp. Almond extract
½ tsp. Lemon juice
½ cup Sour cream

Heat oven to 325.

Cream the cream cheese and sugar on med speed until just mixed. Add flour and eggs one at a time mixing briefly between each addition. Fold in vanilla, almond extract and lemon juice. Add sour cream. Pour over crust.

Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn the oven off and keep door ajar allowing the cheesecake to cool slowly for one hour.

Remove from oven. When cooled run a knife around the edge of the pan and place in the fridge for several hours or overnight.

Spread a thin layer of sour cream over the cheesecake. Top with berries if desired.