Cheesecake ( pumpkin #2 )

10 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupButter (or marg.); softened
cupSugar
1Egg
cupFlour, all-purpose
16ouncesCream cheese; softened
¾cupSugar
2cupsPumpkin; cooked, mashed
1teaspoonCinnamon, ground
¼teaspoonGinger, ground
¼teaspoonNutmeg, ground
dashSalt
2Eggs
Cream; whipped

Directions

Cream butter and ⅓ cup sugar until light and fluffy; blend in egg.

Add flour, mixing well. Spread dough on bottom and 2 inches up sides of a 9" springform pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Remove form oven; lower oven temperature to 350 degrees.

Combine cream cheese and ¾ cup sugar; beat at medium speed of electric mixer until smooth. Blend in pumpkin, spices, and salt.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Pour into baked crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

Loosen cake from sides of pan; cool. Remove rim of pan; chill.

Garnish with whipped cream.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in the 1970s.

Typos by Nancy Coleman