SUMMER CHEESE CAKE

Ingredients:

Arrowroot biscuit crumbs - 1 11/2 cups (finely crushed)

Butter - 6 tbsp (melted)

Fresh cheese - 2 cups made with milk or

Cream cheese  - 1 pound (softened)

Sugar - 1 cup

Vanilla - 2 tsp

Lemon juice - 2 tbsp

Eggs - 4

Sour cream - 2 cups (optional)

Method:

• In a bowl, blend crumbs and butter. Press mixture evenly over bottom and about 1" up sides of a 9" spring-form pan.
• Place cheese in a bowl.
• Beat in 3/4 cup of the sugar, one tsp of the vanilla, and lemon juice.
• Add eggs, one at a time, blending well with each addition.
• Pour cheese mixture into crumb lined pan.
• Bake in a 325 degree oven for 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine sour cream, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and remaining 1 tsp vanilla; mix well.
• When cake baked for 40 minutes, remove from oven and spread sour cream mixture evenly over top.
• Return to oven for 10 minutes more.
• Let cool, then chill before serving.