From Sandi's Recipe File - Lemon Lime Cheesecake

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"From Sandi's Recipe File"

Recipe Source:
March 1997 Issue of
Reader's Digest

Cakes & Cheesecakes

Recipe File

Serving Size: Makes 10 - 12 servings

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Lemon Lime Cheesecake

Amount	Ingredient
Crust:
2 cups	Baker's Angel Flake coconut
2 tablespoons	sugar
2 tablespoons	butter or margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon	grated lemon rind
Filling:
3 packages (250 grams each)	Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
1 cup	sugar
4	eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon	grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons	lemon juice
1 tablespoon	lime juice
Pinch	salt
Topping:
2	eggs, at room temperature
3/4 cup	sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons	coarsely grated lemon rind
1 1/2 teaspoons	coarsely grated lime rind
1/4 cup	lemon juice
2 tablespoons	lime juice
2 tablespoons	butter or margarine
	Shredded coconut or strips of candied lemon or lime rind for garnish

Preparation Instructions:

Crust: Combine crust ingredients. Press onto bottom of lightly greased 10 inch springform pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly toasted around the edges.
Filling: Work cheese in a food processor, or in a bowl with electric mixer, until smooth. Blend in sugar, then eggs, one at a time. Add rind, juices, and salt. Pour over toasted coconut crust, smoothing toe top. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until set. Remove from oven and run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake and prevent cracking. Cool thoroughly at room temperature. Chill. Just before serving, remove cheesecake from pan and set on a serving plate.
Topping: Whisk eggs until foamy. Combine with sugar, rind, juices and butter in saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth and thickened. Remove from heat. Just before serving, spread evenly over cheesecake. Garnish with coconut or strips of candied lemon or lime rind. Makes 10 to 12 servings.

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