Sweet Cheesecake Recipes
Cheesecake Elegante
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 1/2 cups Graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/3 cup melted butter
Cheese Layer
- 32 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature)
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Sour Cream Layer
- 1 pint dairy sour cream
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon rum extract
Instructions
Crust
- Combine all ingredients. Spread in bottom of a 9-inch springform pan, pressing some of the crumbs up the sides to form a rim about 1 1/2 inches high.
Cheese Layer
- Beat cheese until soft and creamy.
- Add eggs, sugar and vanilla extract, beating until thoroughly creamed and smooth. Pour into prepared crust.
- Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour and 15 minutes, then top with sour cream layer.
Sour Cream Layer
- Combine all ingredients. Spread over cheese layer.
- Return cheesecake to oven.
- Increase temperature to 450 degrees F and bake for 7 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool, then chill.