Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Project #4: Sour Cream Cheesecake

Because I have leftover sour cream that was gonna expire..

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My first bake & chill cheesecake
Recipe adapted from here:

SOUR CREAM BAKE & CHILL CHEESECAKE

Makes: 12 big cupcakes

Ingredients:
Crust:
1 1/4 cups         Honeymaid graham cracker crumbs digestive biscuits crushed
5 tablespoons   butter, melted
3 tablespoons   sugar (can omit)
Filling: 
3/4 cup             sugar
3 (8 oz.)            Philadelphia cream cheese bars ~ softened to room temperature.
2                      eggs
1 teaspoon       vanilla
1 teaspoon       lemon juice
pinch of salt
Topping: 
1 pint (2 cups)   sour cream
1/2 cup             sugar
1 tsp.                vanilla
pinch of salt

Instructions:
1.     Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
2.     In a medium bowl, combine crust ingredients together until well combined.
3.     Press into a 9″ spring form pan, pressing crumbs into bottom and about 1 1/2″ up sides of pan.    
4.     For the filling, combine the sugar and softened cream cheese in a large mixing bowl and beat together until smooth.
5.     Add the eggs, one at a time, beating between each addition.
6.     Add the vanilla, lemon juice and salt and beat until smooth and creamy.
7.     Pour into crust.
8.     Bake at 350F degrees for 35-45 minutes.
9.     While cheesecake is baking, make topping by simply mixing together all of the topping ingredients.
10.  After 35-45 minutes of baking, remove cheesecake from oven and turn oven down to 325F degrees.
11.  Pour topping over hot cheesecake, gently spreading to edges.
12.  Return cheesecake to oven and bake for an additional 12-15 minutes.
13.  Remove cheesecake from oven and leave sides on pan while allowing cheesecake to cool to room temperature.  
14.  Refrigerate several hours (or overnight)
15.  Remove edges of spring form pan before serving and serve with fresh fruit, pie filling or a chocolate or caramel sauce.
16.  Enjoy!!!!

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