Goat Cheese Cheesecake

Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, Ill.)

Goat cheese gives this cheesecake some extra zing, setting it apart from the rest.

Steps

1. Cream butter and sugar. Add lemon zest and vanilla.
2. Add goat cheese and cream cheese in chunks until incorporated.
3. Add 1 egg at a time until incorporated.
4. Add sour cream.
5. Sprinkle finely chopped walnuts into silicone bake mold.
6. Scoop in batter.
7. Bake in water bath for 45 to 60 minutes at 250°F.
8. Remove from oven, pour water in sink.
9. Put in freezer until cheese cake is firm enough to pop out of mold undamaged.
10. Reserve cheesecakes in cooler until plating.