New York, New York - Cheesecake
- 2 tablespoons butter (room temperature)
- 1 13 cups fine cake crumbs
- 1 14 lbs cream cheese (at room temperature)
- 34 cup whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 34 cup sour cream
- 1 14 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs (room temperature slightly beaten)
- Place oven rack in center of oven; heat to 325F (160C).
- Coat 8-inch (20cm) spring form pan evenly with the butter.
- Place cake crumbs in pan; tilt and rotate pan to evenly coat bottom and sides with crumbs.
- Press crumbs gently into place.
- Invert pan to discard any excess crumbs; reserve pan.
- Cut cream cheese into 1-inch cubes; place in a large mixer bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping down sides of bowl as needed, until completely smooth.
- Continue beating while slowly adding whipping cream, lemon juice and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
- Beat until mixture is smooth.
- Add sour cream to cheese mixture, beat at medium speed until blended.
- Continue beating while very slowly adding sugar; beat until sugar is absorbed.
- Add eggs, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating well and scraping down sides of bowl after each addition.
- Pour batter into reserved pan.
- Gently rotate pan several quarter-turns to settle batter.
- Bake until sides of cake are set 2 inches in from edges and center is still pudding like, about 1 hour and 15 minutes, for a creamy center.
- For a firmer center, bake until center is just set, 8 to 10 minutes longer.
- Turn oven off.
- Let cake stand in oven with door propped open 8 inches, 30 minutes.
- Transfer pan to wire rack away from drafts.
- Let cool undisturbed until sides and bottom of pan are completely cooled to room temperature.
- Remove sides of pan.
- Refrigerate cake uncovered overnight or at least 8 hours.
- Cover cake loosely with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate until serving time.
butter, cake crumbs, cream cheese, whipping cream, lemon juice, vanilla, sour cream, sugar, eggs
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/new-york-new-york-cheesecake-195705 (may not work)