It's been a while since I've posted. It's probably because 1) my life is pretty boring and 2) I can be lazy at times. *gasp* Jan, lazy?!
I baked a cake with the bf a few weeks ago and was very satisified with the taste. I thought I would share the recipe with you guys =) If you're a cheesecake fan, read on! If not, well.... at least there are some pictures to go with it!
I usually use allrecipes.com for all my recipe needs, and I base my choice on the ratings and on how many people have reviewed it. The following cheesecake recipe is called "Chantal's New York Cheesecake'' and has a 5 star rating with 2205 reviews!!!
INGREDIENTS
15 graham crackers, crushed (I just estimated with graham cracker crumbs)
2 tablespoons butter, melted (I used a bit more than this)
4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1.5 cups white sugar
3/4 cups milk (I used skim)
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
DIRECTIONS
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch springform pan.
2) In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter. Press unto bottom of springform pan.
3) In a large bowl, mix cream cheese with sugar until smooth.
4) Blend in milk, and then mix in the eggs one at a time, mixing just enough to incorporate.
5) Mix in sour cream, vanilla, and flour until smooth.
6) Pour filling unto prepared crust.
7) Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn the oven off, and let cake cool in oven with the door closed for 5-6 hours; this prevents cracking. Chill in refrigerator until serving.
**NOTE** Even though I followed #7, my cake still ended up cracking =( We ended up going to Loblaws to buy some fruits to hide the cracks, but it still tasted AMAZING nonetheless. Cheesecake was made using the KitchenAid Accolade 400 Series mixer (which is pretty amazing). Thanks to the bf for taking pictures and helping!!!
And VOILA! We have the finished product =)
