a golden girls favorite!

thank you for being a friend cheesecake

lph and i have a teeny obsession with one particular show.

the golden girls.

please stop you're laughing at us, and go check out WE.

trust me, you'll remember how funny those four broads are.

phew.

and if you remember, these four ladies loved to talk and talk in their kitchen.

the normal fifth party in that equation was...CHEESECAKE!!

so you can imagine my excitement when my dear love holly mae

found a wonderful cheesecake recipe (bakerella!)

and made a cake that made my mouth water through an emailed picture!

holly said the cheesecake turned out wonderful!!

ingredients

2.5 cups graham cracker crumbs

2 tbsp sugar

1/2 cup butter melted

4 (8 0z) pkgs cream cheese (yum!)

1.5 cups sugar

3 tbsp flour

5 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1 tbsp vanilla

1 tbsp lemon juice

directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

Combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar.

Stir in melted butter until moistened.

Pour the mixture into a 9-inch springform pan (3 inches tall).

Press the crumbs into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of the pan.

Bake for about 10 minutes. Remove and cool to room temperature.

To make the cheesecake filling, cream the sugar, cream cheese and flour

with an electric mixer on medium until light and fluffy.

On medium low, add eggs one at a time, mixing well with each addition.

On low, add sour cream, lemon juice and vanilla just until combined.

Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes at 325.

Make sure to take it out of the oven before the center looks done.

It will be kind of wobbly and it will move in one piece.

The center will look more shiny than the edges.

That's ok because it will continue to cook a little while it's in the pan.

Remove from the oven and let cool completely to room temperature.

Hope that it doesn't crack.

Go ahead and separate the cheesecake from the sides of the pan

by running a knife around the edges.

I also opened and reclosed the springform pan to help separate.

Chill in the refrigerator overnight.

That's right. It's best to make this the day before

because it needs plenty of time to chill and firm up.

Strawberry Topping

1 container of strawberries
3 tablespoons of sugar

put in food processor until blended