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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Key Lime Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce

Here is one more summer dessert.  Cheesecake is always a favorite.  And a key lime cheesecake has the flavors of summer as well as being cool and delicious.  The recipe source for this recipe was Southern Living.

Ingredients:
2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter melted
3 (8 oz.) packages of cream cheese softened
1-1/4 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 (8 oz. sour cream)
1-1/2 tsp. grated lime rind
1/2 cup key lime juice
Garnishes: strawberries, lime slices,  and strawberry sauce
Strawberry sauce I use: recipe here.

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Stir together first three ingredients and firmly press on bottom and one inch up the sides of a greased 9 inch springform pan.  
  3. Bake this at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.  Cool.
  4. Turn oven to 325 degrees.
  5. Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy, gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating until blended.
  6. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  7. Stir in sour cream, rind, and juice.
  8. Pour batter into crust.
  9. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes, turn oven off, partially open oven door, let stand 15 minutes.
  10. Remove from oven and immediately run a knife around edge of pan, releasing sides.
  11. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
  12. Cover and chill 8 hours and garnish.
 Serves: 10-12

Sherry


18 comments:

  1. Sherry, Your cheesecake looks and sounds delightful! Beautiful photography too, Sherry.

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  2. I love lime and strawberries!
    I am drooling on my keyboard!

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  3. Sherry, I love key lime cheesecake but I've never had it with a strawberry twist. This looks as good as it sounds! Bookmarking now!

    Nancy

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  4. You are really speaking my language with this Key Lime cheesecake! Love key limes but haven't had a cheesecake made with one...yum...sounds great with strawberry sauce! Joni

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  5. Oh, that cheesecake look delicious!! I've never had lime cheesecake. I'll try it!

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  6. Oh this looks and sounds sooooooooooo good. I love your receipe. This is one I will definitely make. I also love your tablescape in the last post. Just gorgeous.
    Thanks so much for stopping by and your sweet birthday wishes. I really do appreciate it. Roosters are a good way to spend part of our birthday money don't you think? lol Can't wait to see yours. Hugs, Marty

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  7. Oh, YUM...this looks DEVINE!!

    Blessings!
    Gail

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  8. Key lime sounds like a very refreshing cheese cake.
    Mimi

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  9. This looks so delicious! Thanks for sharing such a beautiful desert. Key lime pie is my favorite, the strawberries make it just a little more special. I love Southern Living recipes...

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  10. YOur cheesecake looks delicious. I could eat it for breakfast since I haven't had anything! Happy PS!

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  11. Oh, goodness, now I'm going to have to make this cheesecake. Sounds & looks wonderful. Happy PS !!

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  12. Yummy, that cheesecake looks delicious! Thanks for sharing... Happy Pink Saturday!!! Blessings~~~ Daphne

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  13. Oh! My! Goodness....this looks beyond words delicious!!! My girls' mouths dropped open when they saw it! I think another trip to the grocery store is in order!

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  14. I love key lime anything. This one is going into my "keep" file. Thank you!

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