Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix the crumbs with the melted butter, sugar and then mix in the nutmeg.
  • Grease the bottom and partly up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
  • Make sure the crumbs are smoothly spread across the bottom of the pan and then press them partly up the sides of the springform pan.
  • Bake the crust for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
  • Cool before filling.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Mix the raisins with the 1/4 cup flour so that fruits are loose and separated
  • You want the raisins to be loosely coated with the flour..
  • Put aside any loose flour that falls off the raisins.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add the yolks, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each one.
  • Add the remaining flour and the lemon juice, lemon rind, vanilla and the sour cream.
  • Beat until the mixture is smooth.
  • Stir in the raisins.
  • Beat the egg whites with the salt until they form stiff peaks.
  • Fold the whites into the cream cheese mixture.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 50 minutes.
  • Turn the oven off and leave the cake inside to cool for an additional 40 minutes.
  • Remove the cake from the oven and cool to room temperature.
  • Dust with confectioners' sugar.
  • Chill for about an hour and then serve.

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