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Home -> Baked Goods -> Cakes and Tortes
Recipe submitted by chefdude7263
Ingredients (view qty in metric system instead)
Crust: 2 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs 3 tbsp. melted butter
Filling: 24 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup + 2 tbsp. sugar, divided 1 tbsp. vanilla extract 5 1/2 ounces egg whites pinch cream of tartar pinch salt
Topping: 2 cups sour cream 1/4 cup sugar
Directions
For Crust: Wrap the outside of a 9 or 10 inch springform or false bottom pan tightly with aluminum foil. Place cookie crumbs in a food processor. Add butter and process until evenly moistened. Press evenly into the bottom of prepared pan. Refrigerate crust while preparing filling. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
For Filling: Beat together cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla with paddle attachment until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside. In a separate bowl, beat together egg whites, cream of tartar and salt until soft peaks form. Gradually add 2 tbsp. sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into cream cheese mixture in 3 additions. Pour filling over prepared crust. Place cheesecake in a roasting or baking pan and fill with hot water until it reaches halfway up sides of cheesecake pan. Carefully place in oven and bake 45 to 60 minutes until cheesecake feels set. Remove cheesecake from water bath, remove foil from outside of pan and refrigerate 1 hour.
For Topping: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Whisk together sour cream and sugar. Spread evenly over top of cheesecake, edge-to-edge. Bake 5 minutes. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
To Serve: Soak a towel in hot water. Wring out and rub around outside of cheesecake pan. Repeat a couple times-this will aid in releasing cheesecake from pan. Carefully release pan sides from cheesecake. Cut cheesecake into slices with a knife warmed under hot water and wiped dry. Repeat warming knife blade between each slice for smooth cuts. Store leftover cheesecake covered and refrigerated.
Makes 1 cheesecake.
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