1 cup sugar
4 eggs
4 (8 oz) packages cream cheese
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla

mix sugar and eggs together. add softened cream cheese, lemon juice and vanilla. mix well.

for crust: 14 full graham crackers, crushed fine; add 2 tablespoons sugar and 3 tablespoons melted butter. mix well. press into pie pan.

pour cheese mixture into crust. bake at 375° for 40 minutes. let cool for 1 hour.

for topping: mix 1/2 pint sour cream in which 1 tablespoon sugar has been added. put on top of cheesecake and put it back in the oven at 400° for 15 minutes.

when you bake the cheesecake at the first step, it will be soft in the center.