Recipe#8361

Title: Cheesecake 03

Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Marx Bros. Cheesecake 
 Message-ID: BMRVXY3@taronga.com 
 Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 08:46:26 GMT 

1/4 cup plus 2 tablspoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon toasted pecans (about 2 ounces) finely ground
 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
 6 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
 2 cups sugar
 2 large eggs
 3 large egg yolks
 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
 1/2 cup sour cream
 Preheat oven to 250F.  Rub 2 tablespoons butter over bottom and up
 sides of 10 inch diameter springform pan with 3 inch high sides.
 Add pecans, shaking and turning pan to coat bottom and sides.  Mix
 cracker crumbs with remaining 1/2 cup butter in small bowl.  Press
 into bottom of pan.
 Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until softened.
 Add sugar, eggs, yolks and vanilla and beat until smooth.  Fold in
 sour cream.  Pour batter into prepared pan.  Bake until knife
 inserted 2 inches from center comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours.
 Turn off oven.  Leave cheesecake in oven 20 minutes.  Transfer to
 rack and cool completely.  Refrigerate overnight.