My Moms Fluffy Cheesecake Recipes

MY MOM'S CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 325 degrees, butter a 9inch springform pan.
• whip egg whites with 3/4 cup sugar ntil very stiff.
• Put aside combine yolks, remaining sugar (1/2 cup), flour, vanilla, sour cream, cream cheese, and 1/2 of the instant pudding powder, and mix until smooth.
• I use the mixer for this.
• gently fold whipped whites into cheese mixture and add the orange peel.
• pour into prepared pan, and bake until top is almost golden but not quite, and the cake is quite firm.
• In my oven it takes about 40-50min.
• Remove from oven and let rest.
• Cool completely.
• I normally cool overnight before topping, best to keep in the fridge.
• to prepare topping-- whip milk+cream+remaining pudding powder until stiff.
• Pour over the cake and keep in the fridge.
• Before serving you could top with berries or other fruits sprinkled with powder sugar.
• It is best to serve this cake at room temperature and I normally take it out of the fridge at least an hour before serving.

MY MOM'S FLUFFY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For the Graham Crust. mix flour, brown sugar and salt. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter. When fine and crumbly press into a 9 x 12 glass pan. Cook approx 25-30 minutes until tan/brown at 350 degrees.
• Let it cool, then crumble up and re-press into the pan. This is really fun to do with your hands, it's like playing in the sand!
• Juice the lemon and limes. Should make at least 1/2 cup.
• Cream together, cream cheese and sugar.
• Add sour cream, lemon/lime juice, egg yolks, salt and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl beat the eggs white until fluffy and fold in to the cream cheese mixture.
• Pour into the pan with the graham crust and bake at 375 approx 45 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick.
• Let it cool before cutting.

MY MOTHER'S #1 DELICIOUSLY RICH CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• ---CRUST---.
• Mix everything and press into 10x15-inch pan or dish.
• ---FILLING---.
• Mix cream cheese, mascarpone, and bakers cheese together in FOOD PROCESSOR.
• ADD sugar and mix.
• ADD 11 egg yolks and extracts; mix.
• Beat egg whites in a clean, dry bowl with clean, dry beaters.
• FOLD into the cheese mixture.
• MIX in the raisins and/or nuts.
• BAKE at 350F for 40 minutes or until center is almost set.
• COOL.
• ---CHOCOLATE TOPPING---.
• Put chocolate and milk in sauce pan on low heat and stir constantly until chocolate is melted.
• Pour over baked cake.
• Store the leftover cheesecake in the fridge.

MOM'S CHEESECAKE WITH SOUR CREAM TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Bake crust for 5 minutes, then chill in refrigerator while making filling.
• Beat egg whites until stiff, set aside.
• Blend together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Add egg yolks and lemon juice, blend thoroughly. Fold in beaten egg whites. Spread filling over cooled crust.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Hand-stir the three topping ingredients, spread over baked pie.
• Serve chilled.

FLUFFY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Butter the cake pan.
• Mix crust ingredients together and pat into pan.
• In a large bowl cream together cream cheese, 1 1/2 cup sugar, flour, vanilla, egg yolks, salt, and sour cream.
• In a separate smaller bowl, beat egg whites with 2 tbsp sugar until stiff peaks form.
• Fold egg whites gently into cheesecake mixture and pour into cake pan.
• Bake for 1 hour. Turn oven off and let cake stay in the oven for 1 more hour. DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN.
• Remove and let cool to room temperature. Cut and serve.

MOMMA'S CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease springform pan, 9x3 inches. Coat bottom and side of pan with graham cracker crumbs.
• Beat cream cheese, 1 cup of the sugar, the flour and cream of tartar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth. Beat in egg yolks one at a time, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in sour cream, whipping cream and lemon peel on low speed. Stir in lemon juice.
• Beat egg whites in medium bowl on high speed until stiff; gradually beat in remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Fold egg whites into cream cheese mixture. Beat 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F. Bake 60 to 75 minutes longer or until set. Turn off oven; leave cheesecake in oven 15 minutes. Remove from oven; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate uncovered about 4 hours or until chilled.
• Place frosting in small microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on Medium (50%) 15 to 30 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle frosting over cheesecake; top with pecans and coconut. Store covered in refrigerator.

MOM'S CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon and melted margarine. Mix all ingredients well and press into bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Blend in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and salt. Fold in the sour cream.
• Pour batter into springform pan. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn off oven and leave cake in for at least 30 minutes.