Best Lemon Cheesecake Ever (Sour Cream Cheesecake)
photo by mayocum
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
15
ingredients
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Crust
- 2 1⁄4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
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Filling
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 8 hours
- 3 eggs
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice, strained
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, finely grated
- 1 pint sour cream
- 3 tablespoons sugar
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Glaze
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Using your hands or the back of a spoon, mix all crust ingredients in a bowl until well combined.
- Press into bottom of an 11 to 12-inch spring form pan.
- Bake for 5 minutes.
- Let cool; refrigerate until needed.
- Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese at high speed until completely smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition.
- Beat at medium speed as you gradually add the sugar, then flour, lemon juice and 1 teaspoon vanilla, mixing until well blended.
- Stir in lemon zest.
- Pour into crust; bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.
- Blend sour cream with remaining teaspoon vanilla and 3 tablespoons sugar; set mixture in warm place.
- Remove cake from oven, and gently spread sour cream mixture on top.
- Return to oven and bake for another 12 minutes.
- Cool on rack for 30 minutes.
- Refrigerate until topping is cool, but not completely chilled.
- Combine all glaze ingredients and blend until smooth.
- Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened (3 minutes).
- Chill until cool, but not set.
- Spread on top of cheesecake.
- Chill overnight.
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Reviews
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this cheesecake is perfect. you'll need to start early if you want to do it all in one evening- Sometimes time requires that I bake and cool/chill the cake in the evening then glaze in the morning and it works out fine. I always add the zest of a very yellow lemon to the glaze to give it a more appetizing color. Very reliable recipe.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
littleturtle
United States