Classic Cheesecake With Homemade Fruit Sauces Recipes

CLASSIC CHEESECAKE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F with a rack in the middle-lower part of your oven.
• Grease a 9-inch springform pan with butter.
• Wrap the pan in foil, making sure the bottom is completely covered. Reserve.
• Crush the graham crackers in a food processor until finely crumbed.
• Mix the crumbs and the melted butter until it resembles wet sand. Transfer that mixture to the springform pan and press evenly onto the bottom.
• Bake the crust for 8 to 10 minutes or until it starts to brown slightly. Take it off from oven and let it cool.
• Beat the cream cheese, the sour cream, the sugar, the cornstarch, the salt, the lemon juice and the vanilla extract until creamy and without any lumps, about 5 minutes on medium speed. Make sure you give it some extra love with a spatula, so everything gets incorporated!
• Mix the eggs, one at a time, over low speed, just until blended. The mixture should be creamy and silky.
• Pour the batter over the cooled crust.
• Set the springform pan - still wrapped in foil - in a baking dish. Fill it with enough boiling water to cover 2 inches of the bottom of the pan. Bring the whole set to the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes or until the outside looks slightly puffed but the center is still jiggly.
• Once cheesecake is done, turn off the oven but keep the cheesecake in there, cooling for at least one hour with the oven door slightly open.
• After one hour, transfer cheesecake to a wire rack and let it cool completely before transferring it to the fridge.
• Chill the cheesecake overnight, uncovered.
• Before serving, let the cheesecake stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
• Unmold the cake, transfer to a serving dish and top it with the sauce.
• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and cook for about 10 minutes or until the raspberries are broken down. If desired, pass the sauce through a strainer to remove seeds.
• Let it cool and serve over your cheesecake. If desired, decorate the top of the cheesecake with some fresh raspberries.

CLASSIC CHEESECAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Line a 9-inch (23cm) springform pan with parchment paper in the bottom and grease the sides.
• Combine the crust ingredients in a small bowl. Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the springform pan.
• Bake the crust for 10 minutes, then set aside to cool.
• Cover the outsides of the pan with aluminum foil so that water from the water bath cannot get in (see how I prepare my pan for a water bath). Set prepared pan aside.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300°F (148°C).
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and flour on low speed until well combined and smooth. Be sure to use low speed to reduce the amount of air added to the batter, which can cause cracks. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add the sour cream and vanilla extract and mix on low speed until well combined.
• Add the eggs one at a time, mixing slowly to combine after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed to make sure everything is well combined.
• Pour the cheesecake batter into the crust.
• Place the springform pan inside another larger pan. Fill the outside pan with enough warm water to go about halfway up the sides of the springform pan. The water should not go above the top edge of the aluminum foil on the springform pan.
• Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes. The center should be set, but still jiggly.
• Turn off the oven and leave the door closed for 30 minutes. The cheesecake will continue to cook, but slowly begin to cool as well.
• Crack the door of the oven for 30 minutes to allow the cheesecake to continue to cool slowly. This process helps prevent cracking.
• Remove the cheesecake from the oven and water bath wrapping and refrigerate until firm, 5-6 hours or overnight.
• Remove the cheesecake from the springform pan and place on a serving dish. Refrigerate cheesecake until ready to serve.
• Serve with your favorite toppings. Cheesecake best for about 5 days.

CLASSIC CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make crust: Butter a 9-by-3-inch springform pan. In a food processor, pulse graham crackers until fine crumbs form; add melted butter, sugar, and salt, and pulse to combine. Press crumb mixture into bottom and about 1 inch up side of pan. Bake until set, 12 to 15 minutes; let cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven to 325 degrees.
• Set a kettle of water to boil. Make filling: Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese on medium until fluffy, scraping down side of bowl. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy. Beat in lemon zest and juice, and salt. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping down side of bowl after each addition. Beat in sour cream.
• Wrap bottom half of pan in foil. Pour in filling; place in a roasting pan. Pour in boiling water to come halfway up side of springform. Bake until just set in center, about 1 3/4 hours. Remove pan from water; let cool 20 minutes. Run a paring knife around edge; let cool completely. Cover; chill overnight before serving.

CLASSIC CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Butter a 12 inch springform pan. Mix the pulverized graham crackers, sugar and melted butter and pat this dough into the bottom of the springform pan. Bake for 15 minutes or until set, remove and cool before filling.
• Raise the temperature to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer beat the cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, eggs, sugar, flour and vanilla. Beat for 10 minutes; batter will be very thin. Pour over crust and bake for 40 minutes. Turn off oven but leave cake in for an additional 30 minutes. Do not open oven door.
• Remove cake from oven then cool cake for 2 hours. When cool, run a thin metal spatula around edge of cake. Loosen and remove sides of springform pan. Note that, when cooling, cheesecake will develop a large crack across the top.
• Slide cake onto plate. If you wish, top with pie filling or serve a wedge of cake with fresh berries.

HOMEMADE CHEESECAKE WITH RASPBERRY AND CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat cream cheese, eggs, sugar, sour cream, and vanilla until smooth. Pour over piecrust and bake for 50 minutes (until center is set). To prevent cake from cracking, place shallow pan half full of hot water on lower rack of oven during baking.
• Cool the cheesecake on a rack for 1 hour then refrigerate for at least 3 hours until cold.
• To prepare Raspberry sauce: In a small saucepan, combine raspberries, sugar, and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and reduce mixture by 1/2.
• To Plate: Serve a wedge of cheesecake with pool of each sauce on the side.