Snow White Cheese Cake

1 pound of cream cheese                    1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 cup of sugar                                    2 cups of sour cream

4 egg whites                                       1 teaspoon of confectioner sugar

Basic Graham cracker crust recipe

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar.  Add the sour cream slowly to the mixture.  Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks.  Then gradually add the confectioner sugar and continue beating until they form stiff peaks.  Fold in the egg whites into the cream cheese mixture.  Pour the mixture into the springform pan prepared with a graham cracker crust and bake about 1 hour.  Allow the cake to stay in the oven with the door propped open using a pot holder.  Chill in refrigerator before serving.