Marx Brothers Cheesecake

Marx Brothers Cheesecake

Ingredients:
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon toasted pecans (about 2 ounce) finely ground
2 cup graham cracker crumbs
48 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
3 large egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream

Directions:
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Rub 2 tablespoons butter over bottom and up sides of a 10−inch
diameter springform pan with 3 inch high sides. Add pecans, shaking and turning pan to coat bottom
and sides.
Mix cracker crumbs with remaining 1/2 cup butter in small bowl. Press into bottom of pan.
Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until softened. Add sugar, eggs, yolks and vanilla
and beat until smooth. Fold in sour cream. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until knife inserted 2
inches from center comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Turn off oven. Leave cheesecake in oven 20
minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely. Refrigerate overnight.
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Crust
1/2 cup whole blanched almonds
8 (5 x 2 1/2−inch) graham crackers