coloring, optional, 5 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten. Turn the oven on at 325°. Combine sugar, butter, and cracker crumbs in a small bowl. Press onto the bottom and 1 to 2
inches up the interior of a 10-inch springform pan that has been oiled. Put the pan onto a cooling rack. Bake for ten minutes. On a wire rack, cool. Beat the cream cheese and sugar
together in a large bowl until creamy. Beat in extracts, flour, lemon zest, cream, lemon juice, and food coloring, if using. Add eggs and beat just till mixed on low speed. Fill crust with
pouring. Place the pan back on the baking sheet. Bake for 55–65 minutes, or until almost set in the middle. Chill for ten minutes on a wire
rack. After loosening the pan's edge with a knife, let it cool for an hour. Store in the fridge all night. Take off the pan's side.