Margarita Cheesecake

Ingredients

2 cups crushed graham crackers
1 stick butter, melted
2 pounds cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
4 medium eggs
4 medium-egg yolks
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/4 cup of a prepared margarita (not frozen)
1 pinch of salt
Lime slices for garnish

Instructions

Combine and press crackers into bottom of springform pan.

With an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese, sugar, eggs and egg yolks and beat until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and continue mixing until well incorporated. Pour into a springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees for about 45 minutes or until the cake sets. Garnish individual slices with lime slice.

Makes about 10 servings.

From Chef Charlie Watkins, The Blue Agave, Houston