Best New York Style Sour Cream Cheesecake Recipes

PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK-STYLE SOUR CREAM-TOPPED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Combine graham crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Beat cream cheese, 1 cup of the remaining sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add 1 cup sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Mix 1/4 cup of the remaining sugar, remaining sour cream and remaining vanilla until blended; carefully spread over cheesecake. Bake 10 min. Cool completely. Refrigerate 3 hours.
• Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve. Toss blackberries with remaining sugar; spoon over cheesecake.

NEW YORK STYLE SOUR CREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 300 degrees and wrap a 9 inch spring form pan in aluminum foil and set aside.
• Mix together crumbs, butter sugar and cinnamon until even and press into bottom of springform pan. I use a coffee tamper but you can use a glass or any flat bottomed item.
• Bake crust for 10 minutes remove and set aside to cool.
• For the filling:.
• Reduce oven temp to 250 (It is critical to make sure your oven maintains the proper temperature for this recipe).
• Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, mix one of the blocks of cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the cornstarch on medium until it starts to incorporate, 2-3 minutes, scrape down the bowl.
• Add the rest of the cream cheese and sugar, one block and then the 1/2 block at a time with about 1/2 the sugar mixture for each additon (using up the other 3/4 cup so roughly divide it in half) ,and beat on medium until it begins to mix and break down, about 3-5 minutes.
• Once those 3 ingredients are incorporated, stop mixing and scrape down sides of the bowl.
• Add in 1/2 the eggs and vanilla and mix on medium for 1-2 minutes. Stop and scrape down bowl again.
• Mix in remaining eggs and cream and mix until even and no more lumps appear, then add the sour cream and mix until combined (no lumps should appear at this point).
• Pour Batter on top of cooled crust and prepare your water bath. Place your springform pan in a larger pan like a roasting pan as long as the sides of the larger pan are as tall as the springform, you'll be fine.
• Fill the larger pan with hot water that is on the verge of boiling until it comes up about 1" the sides of the springform pan.
• Put pan in 250 degree oven for 2 hours. After this time shut off oven, open door for about 1 minute and let the cake rest in the water bath in the oven (off) for one more hour.
• Remove your cheesecake from the oven and let it sit on a draft free counter for 1 more hour, then refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.
• Slice with a long thin knife, a carving knife will work. Start by running you knife under hot water and wiping dry and then pushing the knife from the top of the cake to the crust and pulling the knife out along the bottom. I usually cut this cake into 16 slices (very rich) Refrigerate leftovers.

NEW YORK-STYLE SOUR CREAM-TOPPED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Line a 13" x 9 " baking pan with foil, letting the ends of the foil extend over the sides of the pan.
• Mix crumbs, melted butter, and 2T of the sugar. Press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Beat softened cream cheese, 1 cup of the remaining sugar and 1 t. of the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, until well blended. Add 1 cup of the sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour mixture over crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Mix remaining sour cream, 2 T. sugar and 1 t. vanilla until well blended. Carefully spread this mixture over the cheesecake. Bake an additional 10 minutes.
• Remove cheesecake from oven and cool on wire rack. When totally cool, cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
• To serve: Carefully lift cheesecake from pan using foil handles. Cut into 16 pieces. Top each piece with berries just before serving.
• Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.