The Best Cheesecake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
1 cheesecake
- Serves:
- 10-12
ingredients
-
crust ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup coarsely ground walnuts (3 ounces)
- 3⁄4 cup finely crushed graham cracker
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
-
filling ingredients
- 32 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 4 eggs
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
directions
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Lightly butter 9 or 10 inch springform pan.
- For crust: Combine walnuts, graham cracker crumbs and butter. Press compactly onto bottom of pan.
- For filling: Beat cream cheese in large bowl of electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla. Beat thoroughly. Spoon over crust.
- Set pan on baking sheet to catch any batter that may drip out. Bake 10-inch cake 40 to 45 minutes. Bake 9-inch cake 50 to 55 minutes. Cake may rise slightly and crack in several areas; it will settle again. Cracks will minimize. Remove from oven and let cool. Refrigerate overnight. Using knife loosen cake from pan, remove springform.
- If a topping is desired any fruit pie will do.
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