This is truly the only cheesecake recipe you need in your repertoire! Tastes phenomenal and will never crack. I mean NEVER!!! What more could one ask for! You can top this anyway you’d like! I highly recommend buying the Cheesecake Moat! This pan eliminates the need to wrap your cheesecake in foil and place in a water bath. That process always leads to a mess or water seeping into your pan. With the moat, the water bath exists but in a separate compartment from the cake itself. Brilliant!
You’ll Need:
9 inch springform
Cheesecake Moat Pan
Electric Mixer
The Perfect Fool-Proof, No-Crack, Cheesecake
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 1 /2 c. graham cracker crumbs
- 1 T sugar
- 6 T melted butter
Cheesecake:
- Four 8-ounce packages PHILADELPHIA cream cheese at room temperature
- 1⅔ cups sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 extra-large eggs
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
Crust:
- Combine all ingredients and press into a 9 inch springform pan.
- Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. Let cool.
Cheesecake:
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat 1 package of the cream cheese, ⅓ cup of the sugar, and the cornstarch together on low until creamy, about 3 minutes, scraping down the bowl several times.
- Blend in the remaining cream cheese, one package at a time, beating well and scraping down the bowl after each.
- Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat in the remaining sugar, then the vanilla.
- Blend in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
- Beat in the cream just until completely blended.
- The filling will look light, creamy, airy, and almost like billowy clouds. Be careful not to overmix! Gently spoon the batter over the crust. Wrap the sides of the pan in aluminum foil.
- Place the cake pan in a large shallow pan containing hot water that comes halfway (about 1 inch) up the side of the springform. (OR use a moat pan)
- Bake until the edge is light golden brown, the top is light gold, and the center barely jiggles, about 1¼ hours. If the cake still feels soft around the edge, let it bake for 10 minutes more.
- Let cool in oven with the door open for 30 mins.
- Remove the cheesecake from the water bath, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool for 2 hours. Chill until cold.
- Cheesecake recipe adapted from Junior's
