Cream Cheese Cake

• 1 ½ cups zwieback (twice baked bread) crumbs
• 2 Tbsp plus 1/2 cup sugar, divided
• 2 Tbsp butter, melted
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 pound cream cheese
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup cream

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Combine crumbs with 2 Tbsp sugar and butter; blend thoroughly. 
3. Line bottom of 9 inch spring-form pan.
4. Mix remaining ½ cup sugar with flour and salt; blend thoroughly with cream cheese.
5. Beat eggs yolk; beat into mixture along with vanilla. 
6. Add cream; beat again. 
7. Beat egg whites; fold into mixture. 
8. Pour mixture on top of crumbs; bake in moderate oven about an hour or until mixture is firm. 
9. Turn off heat, let cake cool in oven for an hour or so. 

Makes one 9 inch cake