Shelly's Recipe

KEY LIME CHEESECAKE WITH STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Category: Cheesecake

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
3 (8-oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 large eggs
1 (8 oz) container sour cream
1 1/2 tsp grated lime rind
1/2 cup Key lime juice
Garnishes: strawberry halves, lime slices, lime zest
Strawberry Sauce

Stir together first 3 ingredients, and firmly press on bottom and 1 inch up sides of a greased 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes; cool.

Beat cream cheese until fluffy; gradually add 1 1/4 cups sugar, beating until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in sour cream, lime rind, and juice. Pour batter into crust. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 5 minutes; turn oven off. Partially open oven door; let stand in oven 15 minutes.

Remove from oven, and immediately run a knife around edge of pan, releasing sides. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack; cover and chill 8 hours. Garnish, if desired, and serve with Strawberry Sauce.

Strawberry Sauce
1/4 cups fresh strawberries
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lime rind

Process all ingredients in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.