OLD FASHIONED CHEESE CAKE

Old fashioned cheese cake image

Provided by babz bernad

Time 1h40m

Number Of Ingredients 13

CRUST
2 pkg graham crackers crushed (i put mine in the food processor), (inside a box of graham crackers there are 3 packages. you will need 2 of these.)
1 1/2 stick butter, melted
2 tsp ground cinnamon
FILLING
3 pkg cream cheese, room temperature
1 c white sugar
5 eggs room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
TOPPING
1/2 c white sugar
2 pkg 8 oz containers sour cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Steps:

1. crust: combine melted butter with graham cracker crumbs and cinnamon with fork and pour into cake pan press mixture into bottom of pan until smooth and partially up the sides of pan until firm. filling: add cream cheese to mixing bowl and beat until no longer in bar form add 1 egg and beat on high until combined and smooth add some of the sugar and beat on high till combined continue to add eggs and sugar separately., beating in between add vanilla and beat mixture on high for 2 minutes pour into crust and level out bake at 300 for 1 hour. Test for done with toothpick that comes out clean filling will be puffy and look cool for 5 minutes as though there will be no room for topping while cooling prepare topping Don't worry, the filling deflates during the 5 minute cooling topping: combine together sugar, sour cram and vanilla in a bowl when 5 minute cooling is up, spread topping onto cake and return to oven for 5 minutes to set topping and smooth it out. to cool cake fully, place in refrigerator overnight. Minimum 5 hours to set topping and cake cover after fully cooled serve cold.