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Margarita Cheesecake

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¼ cups Nilla wafer cookie crumbs
  • ¼ cup butter melted
  • 3 8- ounce packages cream cheese at room temperature
  • 2 cups sour cream 1 cup is for filling, 1 cup is for topping
  • 1 ¼ cups sugar 1 cup for cheesecake, 1/4 c. reserved for topping
  • 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier
  • 3 tablespoons tequila
  • 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons lime zest
  • 4 eggs at room temperature

Garnish

  • vanilla frosting optional
  • Very thin orange and lime slices to garnish, optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350º.
  • Mix cookie crumbs and butter till blended.
  • Press crumbs onto bottom and 1-inch up sides of 9 inch springform pan or removable bottom pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
  • In a mixer, with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
  • Add 1 cup sour cream, 1 cup sugar, Grand Marnier, tequila, lime juice and lime zest and beat until well blended.
  • Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until blended.
  • Remove bowl from mixer and use spatula scrape bowl to make sure batter is well mixed.
  • Pour filling into crust.
  • Bake until center is just set, about 50-55 minutes.
  • Mix remaining 1 cup sour cream, ¼ cup sugar and 1 tablespoon lime juice in small bowl.
  • Pour over cheesecake and carefully smooth with a spatula.
  • Bake cheesecake for 5 more minutes.
  • Place pan on rack and cool to room temperature.
  • Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 4 hours or overnight.
  • Remove from pan and garnish.