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Monday, December 14, 2009

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World's Best Cheesecake

Cheesecake has always been one of my absolute favorite desserts. I love the rich, smooth cream cheese filling, the crumbly, sweet graham cracker crust, and how incredibly easy it is to make. There are hundreds of cheesecake recipes out there. They range from the easy no-bake cheesecakes, to the cheesecakes with complicated fillings that you bake in springform pans.

This recipe is my all-time favorite cheesecake recipe, ever. It has two layers: the typical sweet cream cheese filling, and then a slightly sour, but oh so smooth sour cream topping. It requires some baking, but really is so easy, a child could make it. This is my grandmother's recipe, and it shows up at nearly every family function I go to.

Momma Day’s Cheesecake:

Crust:

  • 1 Ready Made Graham Cracker crust

Cheesecake:

  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 8 oz cream cheese

Topping:

  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Cooking Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375°.
  2. Beat eggs until thick.
  3. Beat 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, and cream cheese into the eggs, until smooth.
  4. Pour filling into the Ready Made crust.
  5. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until firm.
  6. Cool about 15-20 minutes until top is firm.
  7. Preheat oven to 400°.
  8. Mix sour cream, 4 tbsp sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla until well combined.
  9. Pour on top of cream cheese layer and smooth out.
  10. Bake at 400° for 10 min or until firm.
  11. Chill 6 hours or overnight
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Comments 31-37 of 37
  • Weston's Avatar
    Posted by Weston Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:36am PDT

    Very similar to one I've been making for years.

    Try this: add a 1/2 tsp. almond extract to the filling and 1 tsp lemon juice and/or 1/4 tsp orange extract to the sour cream topping.

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  • catheecoronel's Avatar
    Posted by catheecoronel Sun Sep 7, 2008 8:14am PDT

    yummy cheesecake...

    and oh another thing... you can also put fruits on the top. like ripe mangoes, blueberries and strawberries, it taste great with sour cream topping

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  • J's Avatar
    Posted by J Tue Oct 7, 2008 8:18am PDT

    I have made all kinds of cheesecakes, I even bought those fancy springform pans. But none of them ever compared to this cheesecake. Its SO simple to make, and its delicious! A slight variation which i recommend, is adding flavors to the filling, like lemon or lime zest, almond extract , or whole raspberries....Any of those will make it even more delicious.

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  • Teresa's Avatar
    Posted by Teresa Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:02am PST

    amazing and so easy!!!! top with rasperry/grand marnier sauce and a Happy New Year 2009

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