Hollywood Cheesecake

This classic cheesecake is an old family recipe of @mdanbom, carried on from his grandmother.  When she was in high school, her typing instructor had her type out recipes for touch type practice. This was one of those recipes and a great one it is!  This cheesecake is as simple to make as it is delicious.  You don’t even have to use a water bath.  Try it out for your next Cake and a Movie Night, you will not disappoint.  This is essentially a base cheesecake, add whatever flavor you want for a totally different cake each time.

We paired this cheesecake along with the Oreo-Peanut Butter Cheesecake because the only thing better than having a cheesecake is having two cheesecakes!

Hollywood Cheesecake

• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature
• 2 tbsp sugar

• 16oz cream cheese at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 eggs, separated

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 300*F. Spray 9″ spring form pan with oil and line bottom and sides with parchment paper.  The paper will make removing the cheesecake easier and prevent the cake from cracking.

Using a food processor, mix graham cracker crumbs with butter and sugar until evenly mixed.  Press crumbs crust into the pan.  Bake for 5 minutes, remove from oven and set pan on a rack to cool.

In a stand mixer, blend cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, lemon zest and juice.  Add egg yolks, one at a time.

Meanwhile, using a hand mixer, whip egg whites until they hold stiff peaks.

Fold egg whites into cheesecake mixture being careful not to deflate the egg whites.  Pour into the spring form pan and bake at 300*F for 45 minutes.

In the stand mixer, blend the sour cream with sugar and vanilla until well mixed.

Remove cake from oven and pour sour cream topping over the cheesecake.  Return to the oven for an additional ten minutes.

Let cheesecake sit in the oven until it has cooled.  Place in a refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight before serving.  Top it off with some fresh fruit.

Tags: Cheesecake, Lemon, Rich, Sour cream

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