Marlene Doheney’s Famous New York-Style Cheesecake

jamie — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:47:20 +0000

Cheesecake may look intimidating to make, but it’s actually pretty easy. Like any baking, you just need to pay attention to the measurements of the ingredients and watch the cooking times.

This is about 15-20 minutes of active time, a few hours total time for the baking and the setting. Make it the day/night before you need it for less stress. You will need a springform pan (roughly 15 bucks at any cookware store) that is about 8 or 9 inches. We used a much wider pan (the only one we had) which tastes just as good but turns out a little thinner than a typical cheesecake.

Marlene Doheney’s Famous New York-Style Cheesecake

1) The Base:

1 1/4 or 1 1/2 cups of Graham Wafer Crumbs

1/2 cup of butter

1 tablespoon of sugar or flour

-Grease the bottom of the springform pan with butter (or else the base will stick) and add the Base. Bake in pre-heated 350 oven for about 6 minutes

Putting the base in the Springform pan

2) The Filling:

2 - 8 oz. pkgs. of Cream Cheese at room temperature

2 eggs + 1 egg yolk

1 teaspoon of vanilla

3/4 cup of white sugar

-Beat all these ingredients together until there are no lumps and it is creamy

-Pour the filling over the cooked base evenly

-Bake in a 350 oven for about 38 to 42 minutes depending on the oven temperature

-Allow all this to cool on the counter for about 5 minutes, making sure that the center is not very giggley

mixing the filling together

3) Topping

Mix a small container of sour cream with 2 tablespoons of white sugar and spread carefully over the cheesecake and bake again for about 5 more minutes.

4) Fruit

Allow to cool on the counter for at least an hour before refrigerating and decorate with what ever fruit you can find. We used kiwi and blackberries.

Jenn holding the finished product in front of the Christmas tree

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Marlene Doheney’s Famous New York-Style Cheesecake