Homemade Cheesecake - edited with more pics and classic recipe
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.
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
created by @kookyan
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Ooooh, looking good!!
Can you believe I still haven't had a bite of it yet???
Haha, you have much better restraint then me!😋😋😋
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I've actually been so swamped I barely ate today. Cheesecake will be in my belly soon enough lol 😆
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🤣😂🤣😂🤣
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So good 😍