Cheesecake

Submitted by Good Cook Wanda

"I adapted this recipe from several over the years. My DH loves a very rich cheese cake and this one definately qualifies."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 3 eggs, well-beaten
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 cups sour cream

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine first four ingredients. Press into bottom and sides of a 9" spring form pan
3. Put eggs, cream cheese, sugar, salt and extracts in a mixing bowl. Blend with mixer until smooth.
4. Add sour cream to cream chees mixture. Blend well.
5. Pour mixture into crumb lined pan.
6. Put a pan of water in bottom of the oven. Bake cheese cake for 1 hour.
7. When cake has cooled, chill for several hours and serve with cherry or strawberries if desired.

Reviews

[alabughosh]

This cheesecake is UH-mazing! This is the way cheesecake is supposed to taste.

 

[weekend cooker]

If you like a rich desert, this is it. It was fairly easy to make and prepare, but it was tasty, but the cooking time only was 45 minutes. I used cashews instead of walnuts, , that's all I had.