Key Lime Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce

Ingredients

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

Preparation

1. 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.
2. Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer 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.
3. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 5 minutes; turn oven off. Partially open oven door; let stand in oven 15 minutes.
4. Remove from oven, and immediately run a knife around edge of pan, releasing sides.
5. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack; cover and chill 8 hours. Garnish, if desired, and serve with Strawberry Sauce.