World's Best Cheese Cake (Cheesecake) |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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My dad makes the best cheese cake in the world! This is his recipe and it uses cream cheese, whipping cream and sour cream! Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs |
1 tablespoon cinnamon |
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted |
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature |
2 eggs |
3/4 cup sugar, divided |
1 cup whipping cream |
1 cup sour cream |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Dry mix graham cracker crumbs and cinnamon and mix in melted butter, until uniform and all crumbs are wetted out.
3. Press into the bottom of a spring form pan and up the sides an inch or so. Set aside.
4. Mix cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer until soft and workable.
5. Add eggs, 1/2 C sugar and vanilla and mix with electric mixer until smooth.
6. Add whipping cream slowly with mixing to avoid lumping.
7. Pour batter into prepared crust, and bake for 45 minutes.
8. Mix sour cream and 1/4 C sugar and spread this evenly over the baked cheese cake.
9. Bake for 15 more minutes.
10. Cake is done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
11. Top with fruit pie filling if desired.
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