EUROPEAN CHEESE CAKE

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Oma's best cheese cake! It's hard to duplicate a recipe from another country, Since we cannot get "Quark" anywhere over here, we use cream cheese. This is pretty darn close in taste as I've ever had. Bavaria ,I miss u !

Provided by Diana Absher

Categories     Cakes

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 14

PASTRY INGREDIENTS
1/4 c plus 1 tbs unsalted butter
1/4 c plus 1 tbs sugar
1 1/4 c flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 egg
FILLING INGREDIENTS
16 oz cream cheese/ softened
16 oz sour cream
1 c sugar
2 eggs
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp corn starch
add a little lemon juice to filling ; just a little!

Steps:

  • 1. PASTRY; Medium bowl Cream the butter,sugar & egg until light & fluffy
  • 2. add flour & baking powder until mixture is firm
  • 3. place in greased Spring Form Cake Pan shaping bottom of pan so 1/4 inch high around edges ( if pastry appears sticky/hard to work with,dip hands in flour !
  • 4. FILLING; Large bowl mix cream cheese, sugar, & eggs until smooth
  • 5. add vanilla & sour cream,continue mixing ,add corn starch.
  • 6. pour into pastry shell, BAKE for 15 min @ 400 degrees then REDUCE to 325 degrees , bake until golden brown approximately 1 hour

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