Strawberry Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/8 teaspoons salt
• 4 beaten eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup fresh crushed strawberry
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• red food coloring
• strawberry (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. press into bottom of springform pan. bake at 350°f for about 8 minutes.
• 2 cool crust. proceed as directed.
• 3 cheesecake:.
• 4 cream first 3 ingredients. add eggs, one at a time. beat mixture. add 1 tablespoons vanilla. pour over crust. bake at 350°f for 50 minutes. remove from oven. let stand 15 minutes. turn oven heat up to 450°f combine sour cream with 1/4 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla. spread over cake and return to oven.
• 5 strawberry glaze:.
• 6 stir together cornstarch, water and corn syrup until smooth. add crushed strawberries, stirring constantly. bring to boil over med. heat and boil for 1 minute. stir in lemon juice and a few drops of red food coloring. cool slightly. arrange whole strawberries over top of cake.