Heavenly Cheesecake

Submitted by Molly53

"A luscious cheesecake from the Noble Bed & Breakfast, Marietta, Pennsylvania. Overnight refrigeration not included in preparation time."

 

• Ready In: 72hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 16 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 16 ounces cottage cheese, at room temperature
• 16 ounces sour cream, at room temperature
• 6 large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• juice of half a lemon
• 1 (20 ounce) can cherry pie filling (or any other flavor)
• fresh fruit, of your choice (to garnish)

directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350F and grease a 10 inch spring-form pan with butter or margarine.
2. Cream sugar, eggs (one at a time), cream cheese, cottage cheese and sour cream together; add flour and vanilla to mixture and mix well.
3. Squeeze juice of lemon (strained) into batter; mix well.
4. Pour into spring-form pan.
5. Place in oven on middle rack.
6. Bake for 1 hour.
7. Turn off oven, keep the oven door closed and leave cake in oven for 2 more hours.
8. Remove from oven and place pan in refrigerator overnight.
9. Remove from pan and cover top with cherry pie filling.