Philadelphia Lemon Cheesecake Recipe Original Food

PHILADELPHIA 3-STEP LUSCIOUS LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat first 5 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended.
• Pour into crust.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.

PHILLY LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Mix graham crumbs and butter. Reserve 1/4 cup crumb mixture; press remaining onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add sour cream, zest and juice; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 40 minutes or until centre is almost set; cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours.

BASIC PHILLY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
• Combine crumbs, sugar and melted margarine and press onto the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven and raise oven temperature to 450F degrees.
• To make filling, combine softened cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer, beating at medium speed until well mixed.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition; blend in vanilla then pour into crust.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 450F, then reduce heat to 250F and for 25-30 minutes more, or until set.
• Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
• Chill; top individual slices with desired topping, if any, just before serving.

ORIGINAL "PHILLY" CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F., 10minutes.
• Combine cream cheese, sugar, juice, peel and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
• Add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into cream cheese mixture.
• Pour over crust.
• Bake at 300 degrees F., 45 minutes.
• Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
• Chill.
• Top with cherry pie filling or fresh fruit, if desired.

PHILADELPHIA 3-STEP LUSCIOUS LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Beat first 5 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended.
• Pour into crust.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.

ORIGINAL PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix crust ingredients well. Line the bottom of a 9" or 10" springform pan and press down.
• Mix filling ingredients together and pour on top of the graham cracker crust.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Reset oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix topping ingredients together and gently pour or spoon over cooled cheese mixture. Bake for 10 minutes.
• Refrigerate a minimum of 6 hours or overnight.