Friday, December 11, 2009

Cheesecake for a Crowd




I needed  a holiday dessert to take to a church party and decided on this. It is a great was to serve cheesecake to a crowd.



New York Style Cheesecake for a Crowd
1-1/2 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/4 cup  (1/2 stick) butter, melted
1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
4 pkg.  (8 oz. each) Cream Cheese,  softened
2 tsp. vanilla, divided
1 container  (16 oz)  Sour Cream, divided
4 eggs
2 cups  fresh strawberries, sliced (I topped mine with additional graham cracker crumbs and decorating gel)





HEAT oven to 325°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends extending over sides of pan. Mix crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottom of pan.
BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup of remaining sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add 1 cup sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
BAKE 40 min. or until center is almost set. Mix remaining sour cream, sugar and vanilla; carefully spread over cheesecake. Bake 10 min. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan just before serving; top with berries.


5 comments:

  1. You are just rubbing it in my face now.

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  2. You should have been there...I only had crumbs remaining.

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  3. i might try this with an almond crust (gf you know) i think it would work and it looks really yummy!

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  4. An almond crust sounds amazing, let me know how it turns out.

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  5. Interesting, will certainly try doing that myself,and for sure my love ones will love it. :)

    vee

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