New York Style Cheese Cake Recipe

Ingredients

1lb cream cheese

3 cups sour cream

1 cup sugar

1 tbsp cornstarch

3 large eggs

1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon salt

3 tbsp butter

6 graham cracker sheets

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350º Add water to roasting pan and put in oven Wrap spring form pan with foil to prevent leakage Grease the inside of spring form pan

For the crust Add graham crackers to bag Crush crackers into small pieces Melt butter in medium sauce pan Add crushed crackers to pan Toss crackers and coat with butter Press crackers into bottom of spring form pan to for even layer

For the Cake Add cream cheese and sugar to mixing bowl and beat until smooth 3-4 min Add cornstarch to bowl Add eggs one at a time Add vanilla Add salt Add sour cream until blended

Pour ingredients into spring form pan Place spring form pan in roasting pan in oven Bake for 45 min Turn off oven and allow cooling for 1:20 Remove from oven and allow cooling for 2 hours Wrap spring form pan with foil and place in fridge overnight

The next day Remove cake from fridge Have serving plate ready Un-mold cake put on serving plate Garnish and serve

Variations for this recipe Banana Cheesecake 1cup mashed bananas replaces 1cup sour cream

Chocolate swirl Melt ½ cup chocolate Add ½ cake batter to spring form pan Drizzle chocolate in center and around spring form pan Add remaining cake batter to pan Add remaining chocolate to pan Using a paring knife swirl chocolate into batter

Fruit Add ½ cake batter to spring form pan Add fruit puree to spring form pan Add remaining cake batter to pan Add remaining fruit puree to pan Using a paring knife swirl fruit puree into batter

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