Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      cup           crackers - Ritz -- crushed
   3      tablespoons   butter - melted
  16      ounces        cream cheese softened
   3                    eggs
     1/4  cup           sour cream
   1      teaspoon      lemon juice - fresh
   2      teaspoons     onion - grated
     1/4  teaspoon      old bay or chowder seasoning
   2      drops         Tabasco sauce
     1/8  teaspoon      ground pepper - fresh
   1      cup           lump crabmeat -- canned
     1/2  cup           sour cream

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 350F Mix together the crackers and butter and use the mixture to line a 9 inch Springform pan. Bake for about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool. Reduce the oven to 325F With an electric mixer, beat together until fluffy the cream cheese, eggs, and 1/4 cup sour cream. Add the lemon juice, onion, Old Bay seasoning, Tabasco, and black pepper. Stir in the crabmeat and mix well. Pour into the cooled crust and bake 50 minutes until the cake sets. Remove from the oven. Run a knife around the edge of the cake, loosening it from the pan. Cool on a wire rack. Remove the sides of the pan. Spread the cake with the sour cream.