Delicate Cheesecake Recipes

OUR BEST CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix graham crumbs, butter and 1/4 cup sugar; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
• Top with pie filling before serving.

DELICATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 12 inch cake pan.
• In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
• Add half the sugar, the egg yolks, orange-flower water, zest, vanilla, almond and lemon extracts and beat mixture on lowest setting for 2-3 minutes, or until well-combined.
• Add cornstarch and beat until just combined.
• In a bowl with cleaned beaters, beat whites until they hold soft peaks; beat in remaining sugar, a little at a time, and beat until the whites hold stiff peaks.
• Fold the whites into the cream cheese gently but thoroughly.
• Pour batter into prepared cake pan.
• Put into a larger baking pan and add enough hot water to large pan to come half way up sides of cake pan.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until top is light-golden-brown and set.
• Remove cake and let cool completely.
• Chill overnight.
• To unmold: Dip cake pan in a large pan of hot water for 5 seconds, invert a platter over it and invert cheesecake onto platter.
• Dust top of cake with icing sugar.