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How To Make American Cheesecake

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How To Make American Cheesecake
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The American Cheesecake Recipe is a favourite all around the world but this version has a definite American flavour. Treat yourself to a taste of the US! Taste our American Cheesecake recipe. Enlarge The American Cheesecake Recipe is a favourite all around the world but this version has a definite American flavour. Treat yourself to a taste of the US! Taste our American Cheesecake recipe.
Serves:
8 to 10
Preparation Time:
10 minutes
Cooking Time:
4 hours 45 minutes
Total Time:
4 hours 55 minutes
Oven Temperature:
150° c  -  300° f

Step 1: You will need

  • 300 g butter biscuits, finely crumbled
  • 110 g melted butter
  • 600 g cream cheese
  • 520 g quark cheese (or any low-fat, soft white cheese)
  • 300 g sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla essence
  • 6 eggs
  • 400 g sour cream
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 26 cm, spring baking ring

Step 2: Preheat the oven

Set the oven to 150ºC (300ºF/ gas mark 2).

Step 3: Prepare the biscuit base

Add the butter to the crumbled cookies and mix thoroughly.

Step 4: Add mix to the mould

Pour the mixture into the baking ring and using your hands, press it all down evenly. Place into the fridge for between 5-10 minutes to stiffen.

Step 5: Make the cheese mixture

Put the cream cheese into a mixing bowl. Follow with the quark cheese, sugar and vanilla. Start to fold and mix with the spatula, then continue with the whisk and stir vigorously until everything is evenly blended.

Stir, but don't beat the mixture. So as not to whisk in air, and make it too light in texture.

Step 6: Stir in the eggs

Add an egg to the mixture and stir it in thoroughly. Repeat for each of the other eggs in turn.

Step 7: Add the sour cream

Put the sour cream into the bowl and stir it in thoroughly, but again, take care not to beat the mixture.

Step 8: Pour cheese mixture into baking ring

Slowly and evenly, pour the mixture into the baking ring. It is now ready to go in the oven.

Step 9: Bake the cheesecake

Place it into the lower part of the oven and let it bake for approximately 1hr 15 minutes.

Step 10: Remove from the oven

When the cheesecake is ready it should be cooked but have a slightly wobbly consistency. Take it out, let it cool down and place in the fridge to set, for a minimum of 4 hours.

Step 11: Serve

Slide a knife all around the edge of the cheesecake to free it from the sides. Release the spring of the baking ring and take it off. Dust the cake with some icing sugar and slice it into portions. Place a portion onto a serving plate and garnish with a few fresh raspberries and a sprig of mint.
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  1. chewy8

    i've followed the recipe and the cake tastes good. However the bottom crust was not crunchy and rather soft, could anyone help me out please?

  2. chewy8

    i followed the recipe and the cake tastes good. However the bottom crust is not crunchy but rather soft.. Can anyone help me out please???

  3. johnny12234

    This looks like a lovely recipe. I'm definitely trying it tonight. Is it really a proper American Cheesecake recipe though.

  4. intercook

    I'm just going to skip the Quark Cheese thingy - Can't find it here. I'll just double the amount of cream cheese by adding cream cheese that is required and adding cream cheese instead of Quark and see how it comes out. Wish me luck! <:-(

  5. MobyRichard

    You get a more even crust if you press down with the bottom of a water tumbler.

  6. dannyhanyan

    I've tried to make it but it collapsed in the middle, i want it to stay nice and firm. what should i do????? it still taste good though

  7. ezzy909

    you don't need quark cheese creme fresh works just as well

  8. Crizu

    At Ciara cupcake....Honey bun....you are off this world ....especially by calling yourself a "hell of a good cook/baker" if you don't even know what quark is....and for your own knowledge is nowhere near mascarpone.....and saying that you're not going to notice until is in your stomach is just such a huge contradiction with your best cook sort of statement...for your own 15 year old blondy brain....bad cooking or issues with the way a good comes out and such has a lot to do with how your stomach could react to it...together with your digestive system......try it with some caramel, honey and walnuts sauce by its side....

  9. reman

    Hello I love cheese cake very much This recipe won the admiration I feel enjoyably and I cook it

  10. loveadamsandler

    i made this last night and followed the instructions exactly and its minging