Charlie's Chez Cake

Crust:

Filling:

Topping:

Crust:: In a small bowl combine crumbs, sugar and butter stirring with fork to mix well. Press mixture to bottom and side of pie pan with spoon and chill.
Filling:: Beat cheese until fluffy. Add extract and gradually add sugar. Blend well. Whip cream and fold in. Spoon into cooled crust. Begin chilling, meanwhile make topping.
Topping:: In medium bowl with wooden spoon beat sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Spread topping onto filling with spatula. Continue chilling.

Notes:: This is my own recipe, it's soft and light with a high water content. I think it's better described as a cream cheese pie than a cheesecake. I like to top it with cherry pie filling. Make sure you chill it well (preferably in the refrigerator over night) or you might find it too soft (though I'm impatient and usually eat it anyway). The name Chez Cake (pronounced shay cake) is an old joke. Ed and I used to eat at Carl's Jr. and their cash registers would print CHEZCAKE because they only had room for eight characters. It eventually became a running joke. "I think I'll have a shay cake!"

-Charlie Payne