I'll come back and add a few more pictures and recipe. I just wanted to get this in before end of day because... Day 3 #monthlyauthorchallenge

Edited to include more pics & the recipe

Edited

This is the very first cheesecake that I've ever made. I don't know why it was such a mystery but there was a crazy sale on Philadelphia Cream Cheese and I wanted a yummy dessert.

I've never owned a springform pan so that was a necessary purchase - and don't let the foil fool you. This is an after picture. It didn't even occur to me that the cheesecake would leak while it was baking. My oven was a hot mess when I was done - literally!

After the cheesecake cooled, I snapped a couple of photos - but I bet you want the recipe for this delicious dessert!

I made no modifications on the Philadelphia Classic Cheesecake recipe.

Ingredients:

For base:
1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
3 TBSP sugar
1/3 cup melted butter

For cake:
4 pkg. softened Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs

I had graham crackers so I put them in a ziploc bag and took my aggression out on it with a rolling pin to make the crumbs. Threw them in a bowl with the sugar and butter and mixed until it was well blended and semi-moist. Then I smashed the mix to evenly distribute it on the bottom of my springform pan.

Preheat oven to 325° F

Thank goodness for mixers!
I added the softened cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and one egg and let it mix. I had to stop every once in a while to scrape the mix off the side. One by one I added an egg and let it mix well. Once there was a nice creamy consistency, I poured it on top of the graham cracker base.

I spread the batter to get it as level as possible - then I tapped the pan (not so gently) to try and get the top smooth.

Threw it in the oven to bake for 55 minutes to an hour.

This is where I screwed up!

If you're baking this recipe for the first time, don't forget to line the outside of your springform pan with foil - or at the very least, put it on baking pan. I had melted butter all over the bottom of my oven and the place got a little smokey. hashtag: firehazard

I let it cool on a rack until it got to room temperature and then put it in the fridge to cool before I sprung the pan.

My son was the first to dig in, but I waited until I could snap some pictures with delicious cherry topping.

If I lick it, can I claim the whole thing as mine?

btw - it is as delicious as it looks. YUM!

June 3, 2019 - DAY 3

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