Mum's Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened

• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 7 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 pint sour cream
• 9 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 300°F.

2. 2

   Combine graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar and margarine in medium bowl and mix until well combined and all crumbs are moist. Press mixture into the bottom and 1/2 up the sides of a 12 inch to 14 inch springform pan. Set aside.

3. 3

   In large mixing bowl, beat the 4 packages cream cheese until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs 2 at a time and beat well after each addition. Gradually add sugar, mix well. Add 2 teaspoons vanilla and evaporated milk and mix well.

4. 4

   Pour filling onto the graham crust. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes on bottom rack of oven.

5. 5

   Remove cake from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes.

6. 6

   During 10 minute cool down, combine sour cream, 9 tablespoons sugar and 2 tsp vanilla in a bowl. When cake has cooled for 10 minutes, spread the sour cream mixture on top of the cake. Bake cake for an additional 5 minutes then remove from the oven.

7. 7

   Cool cake completely before removing the sides of the springform pan. Serve cake well-chilled.