Cheesecake
A simple but delicious cheesecake adapted from Bill Voegel.
- Cook Time:2 hrs & 10 mins
- Diet:Delicious
- Serving:
- Tools: Whisk or Electric mixer, (I recommend an electric stand mixer), Measuring cups, Measuring spoons, Spatula, Malet ( or a hard spoon), Plastic Bag, Medium bowl, Large bowl, Zester, Juicer, Parchment paper, and Springform pan (10 ½ inch springform pan)
Crust Ingredients
- 3 Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Cup Melted Butter
Filling Ingredients:
- 5 (8 oz.) Package Cream Cheese
- 1 (3 oz.) Package Cream Cheese
- 1 1/2 Cups Granulated Sugar
- 5 Eggs
- 2 Cups Sour Cream
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla
- Juice of 1 Lemon
- Zest of 1 Lemon
Prep steps
- Step one: Get out cream cheese, You want room tempture cream cheese
- Step two: Preheat oven to 325 F
Crust steps:
- Step one: Take your graham crackers and place them still in their sleeves in the plastic bag
- Step two: Close bag and smash graham crackers with malet until it is a fine crumb
- Step three: Measure out 3 cups of graham cracker crumbs
- Step four: Microwave butter in a medium bowl until melted
- Step five: Mix melted butter, graham crackers, and 1/2 cup granulated sugar into the medium bowl
- Step six: Line springform pan with parchment paper
- Step seven: Press graham cracker crust into lined springform pans until evenly flat
Filling steps:
- Step one: In your large bowl add 5 (08 oz.) packages of cream cheese, 1 (3 oz.) package of cream cheese, 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, and 5 eggs
- Step two: Start mixing on a slow speed working your way toward high for 15 Minutes
- Step three: Stop and occasionally scrap the sides and bottom of the bowl
- Step four: After 15 minutes of mixing stop and add 2 cups sour cream, 1 1/2 teaspoons of vinilla, zet and juice of 1 lemon
- Step five: Mix again for another 15 minutes stopping to scrap the bowl
- Step six: Pour filling into prepared springform pans
Baking steps:
- Step one: Bake 40 Minutes
- Step two: Turn off oven and let cheesecakes sit in warm oven for 2 hours