Ingredients:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
24 ounces cream cheese
1 1/4 cups sugar
6 eggs, separated
8 ounces sour cream
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lime rind
1/2 cup key lime juice
1/8 cup strawberries
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lime rind
Directions:
Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well.
Firmly press mixture in bottom and 1 inch up the side of a buttered 9 inch springform pan.
Bake crust at 350 F for 8 minutes, let cool in pan on a wire rack.
Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1 1/4 cups sugar. Add Yolks one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in sour cream, lime rind, and lime juice.
Beat egg whites at high speed until stiff peaks from; fold into cream cheese mixture. Pour batter into prepared crust.
Bake at 350 F for 1 hour and 5 minutes; turn off oven. Partially open door; let cheesecake cool in oven 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and immediately run a knife around edge of pan to release sides.
Cool completely in pan on a wire rack; cover and chill 8 hours.
Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add strawberries. Process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides. Stir in butter and remaining ingredients.
Servings: 12
Time preparation: 30 min.
Time total: 150 min.