DON CHANEY'S CHEESECAKE

Ultimate cheesecake

This recipe is the original creation of a co-worker, Don Chaney. I consider myself a cheesecake gourmet, and I rate this recipe as 8.5 out of 10 (However, there are no 10's). The recipe is so simple, I almost feel guilty serving it.

Ingredients

(One cheesecake)

Crust

90 g butter, melted
5 ml cinnamon
35 g sugar
180 g graham cracker crumbs

Filling

700 g cream cheese, at room temperature
3 large eggs, at room temperature
200 g sugar
2.5 ml vanilla extract

Topping

500 ml sour cream
2.5 ml vanilla
50 ml sugar

Procedure

Preheat oven to 190C
Mix crust ingredients. Press into springform pan on bottom and sides.
Mix filling ingredients and pour into pan. Make sure all ingredients are room temperature.
Bake 30-35 minutes, or until slightly browned.
Remove cake from oven, and increase oven temperature to 260C Mix topping ingredients, and gently spread on top of cake. Return cake to 260C oven for five mins.
Remove from oven, cool to room temperature, and chill overnight. Serve cold.

Notes

Variations: Crush some walnuts into the crust. Pour a can of cherry or blueberry pie filling over the chilled cake, then chill again. Put 30-50 ml of your favorite liqueur into the cake filling.

Rating

Difficulty: easy to moderate.
Time: 10 minutes preparation, 40 minutes baking, overnight cooling.
Precision: measure the ingredients.

Contributor

 
Brian G. Gordon 
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Recipe last modified: 18 May 86

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