New York cheesecake is a rich, dense, and very creamy cake, it’s a family favorite and oooh so yummy! All this recipe needs is a little patience and you have a piece of heaven on your dessert plate.
Ingredients
For Crust
1 1/4 cup Graham cracker (crushed to fine crumbs)
3 tbsp Sugar
6 tablespoons Unsalted butter, melted
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
For cake
4 8 oz blocks of Philadelphia cream cheese (room temperature)
1 cup Sour cream ( room temperature)
4 Eggs ( room temperature)
1 cup Granulated sugar
3 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp lemon rind
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
Steps:
1. Preheat your oven to 350F and prepare a 9 inch springform pan. Lightly coat the bottom and sides with cooking spray and place a sheet of parchment paper on the bottom and a strip up against the sides if you prefer.
2. In a bowl mix together the Honey Graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter, firmly press it onto the bottom of a 9-inch spring-form pan, use a measuring cup to pack it in, make sure it’s even and fills all the edges. Bake in preheated oven at 325°F for 10 minutes, and set it out to cool while you prepare the cheesecake.
Make The Filling
1. Using an electric mixer on the lowest speed, beat the room temperature cream cheese until it is light and creamy (avoid high speed as it whips air in the batter, and will cause cracks on your cake top during baking).
2. Gradually add sugar and mix it well.
3. Mix in the sour cream and the vanilla until all is well combined.
4. Lastly add the eggs, one at a time on low speed until well blended into a smooth and creamy mixture.
5. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the baked crust.
6. To prepare the spring-form pan for a water bath, take a large deep pan and fill in 3 cups of hot water. Place the prepared springform pan in the water. The water bath will prevent the cake from drying out or forming any cracks on the top of the cheesecake during baking.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 325°F for 1 hour and 15-20 minutes or until the center is set. Let the baked cheesecake slowly cool down in the oven after its turned off, leaving the door half way open to cool.
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