Grape Cheesecake

Ingredients

Crust

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp butter, melted

Filling

• 2 pkg (each 250 g) cream cheese
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 Pinch salt
• 3 cups sour cream

Topping

• 3 cups grapes
• 1/4 cup confectioners sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 8-9 inch springform pan.
2. In bowl, stir together crumbs, sugar and butter until well moistened; press onto bottom of springform pan. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Let cool.
3. In large bowl, beat cream cheese until softened. Gradually beat in sugar until smooth, On low speed, beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Blend in lemon juice, vanilla and salt, then sour cream. Pour over crust.
4. Set springform pan in larger pan; pour enough hot water into larger pan to come 1 inch up side of springform pan.
5. Bake for 1 1/4 hours or until edge is set and centre still jiggles slightly. Turn off oven. Run knife around edge of cake. Let cool in oven for 1 hour. Remove from water and transfer to rack; remove foil and let cool completely.
6. Top cooled cheesecake with grapes then dust with icing sugar before serving.