Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (or cookie crumbs)
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 stick butter
- 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup heavy cream
Directions
Mix the crumbs and 3 tablespoons of sugar together. Melt the butter and stir into the crumb mixture. Press into the bottom of a greased 9-inch round, springform cake pan. Set aside. Using an electric beater, blend the cream cheese and the remaining sugar together until creamy, wiping down the sides of the bowl and the beaters with a spatula to incorporate all the cheese. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Add the vanilla and lemon juice to the cream, then slowly stir into the cheese mixture.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put the prepared round cake pan into a slightly larger rectangular pan. Pour the cheese mixture into the prepared pan. Set both pans in the oven and fill the rectangular pan with water, half way up the sides of the round pan. Bake until firm and golden brown, approximately 45 to 50 minutes. Cool completely before removing from the pan.
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By buron95_7866133
Winter Garden, FL
on September 05, 2009
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I've made this recipe 25 times or so and it is a big hit. It does need to be cooked for at least an hour to be solid. For the crust, try mint Oreo cookies!! I have also melted Butter finger crumbles on the top by spreading them out over the last 3 minutes of cooking time. If you are having problems with cracking, you are mixing it to much. If you over mix the batter it gets air in it and that causes the cracking.
By BAE415
San Francisco, CA
on November 23, 2008
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I went through recipe after recipe looking for just the simplest one and made this one. My first time making this and it came out great! I don't know what went wrong with Jennifer in Yuba City, maybe her oven's temp is off. Not heavy or too "pasty". This will be my "go to" cheesecake recipe from now on.
By jennyanne1_1157395
Van Buren, AR
on January 31, 2008
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I've made this cheesecake several times now, it's become a popular request in our family instead of a birthday cake. It always gets rave reviews and is fairly easy to make.
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