Thursday, March 19, 2009

My mom's cheesecake


this is the most basic, fantastic cheesecake recipe EVER. you can add fresh fruit or drizzle with chocolate to serve, but it can be enjoyed plain as well. its a staple at our house.

graham cracker pie shell

2 8oz cream cheeses, softened (i'll say it here, i only use philadelphia brand for this)
2 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla

blend all 4 ingredients together until very smooth, possibly 2-3 minutes depending on how powerful your hand mixer is. pour into pie crust, bake at 375 for 15-17 minutes. remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes. make the following sour cream topping:

1 1/2 cups sour cream
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla
mix well, spread carefully over warm cheesecake

put back in the oven at 425 for 10-12 minutes. serves 6-8. cool overnight or at least 8 hours before serving.

*a note. there are some graham cracker pie shells that say "extra large" or "larger serving" or something to that effect. if you use this shell, increase ingredients by 1/3, so you will be using 3 cream cheeses, 3 eggs, 1 cup of sugar and 1 1/2 tsp vanilla. bake for full 17-19 minutes, do not brown. increase topping to 2 cups sour cream, 3 tsp sugar and 1 1/2 tsp vanilla. bake 15 minutes at 425.

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