Old fashioned cheese cake

Name: Old fashioned cheese cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 12-18 depends on how much of a cheesecake addict you are :)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 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

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By babz bernad
@babzdragon

This recepie was a guarded secret in my husbands' family. When ever I ask what to bring to any gathering, it is ALWAYS this...and if I don't get around to it...I am in big trouble...LOL.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

12-18 depends on how much of a cheesecake addict you are :)

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

1 Hr 10 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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
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How to Make Old fashioned cheese cake

Step-by-Step

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.