Best-Ever Cheesecake
From: Jan, Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
Servings: 8
  • 1 1/4 cups [310 mL] Graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/3 cup [80 mL] melted butter or margarine
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] sugar
Filling
  • 2 [8-ounce / 227-g each] packs cream cheese, softened
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup [80 mL] sugar
  • 1 teaspoons [5 mL] vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
Topping
  • 1 cup [250 mL] sour cream
  • 1/3 cup [80 mL] sugar
  • 1 teaspoons [5 mL] vanilla extract
  • Into a bowl, combine Graham cracker crumbs, melted butter or margarine and sugar, until well mixed.
  • Evenly pat mixture over the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch [23-cm] pie plate.
  • Chill.
  • Meanwhile, prepare filling; pour into crust.
  • Bake into a preheated 350°F [180°C] oven, for 35 minutes.
  • Cool for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, prepare topping; spread evenly over cheesecake.
  • Bake cake for 10 minutes more.
  • Cool completely, onto a wire rack.
  • Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or better overnight, before serving.
Filling
  • Beat together cream cheese and beaten eggs into a mixing bowl, on medium speed for 1 minute.
  • Beat in sugar, vanilla and salt until well blended, for about 1 minute.
Topping
  • Into a bowl, combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla.