Tootsie Roll Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 2/3 c. graham cracker crumbs
1 1/2 c. sugar, divided
1/4 c. butter, softened
2 lb. cream cheese, softened
6 eggs
1 c. dairy sour cream
juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp. vanilla
8 oz. Tootsie Rolls
1/3 c. whipping cream

Preparation

Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; mix well.
Lightly butter a 10-inch round, 2-inch deep cake pan. Press crumb mixture evenly into bottom of pan.
Beat cream cheese with remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar until smooth, scraping sides of bowl often.
Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition.
Add sour cream, lemon juice and vanilla, beating well until smooth.
Melt Tootsie Rolls in top of a double boiler.
Stir in cream, then add to cream cheese mixture, mixing well.
Pour over crust.
Bake in a 300\u00b0 oven for about 2 hours or until center is set.
Cool, then chill several hours before serving.