How to Make a Philadelphia Cream Cheese Cake
Cheesecake is a dessert made from fresh cream cheese with a pastry or graham cracker crust. The topping is usually sweetened with sugar and vanilla. You can top cheesecake with fruit, nuts or melted chocolate. Philadelphia cream cheese is a popular Kraft product that can be transformed into a cream cheese cake with the addition of ingredients that you probably have in your kitchen and pantry. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Plastic storage bag
- 1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tbsp. melted butter
- 9-inch cake pan
- 8 oz. Philadelphia cream cheese package
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- Electric mixer
- 4 eggs
- Spatula
- Foil or plastic wrap
Instructions
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Heat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Crush graham crackers inside a sealed plastic bag until you have 1 1/2 cups worth of crumbs.
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Combine the crumbs with melted butter. Combine the crumbs with 3 tbsp. of melted butter to moisten the crumbs. Press the mixture onto the button and sides of a 9-inch cake pan to create the crust.
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Stir the ingredients with an electric mixer until they are blended well. Combine an 8 oz. package of softened Philadelphia cream cheese with 1 cup of granulated sugar and 1 tsp. of vanilla extract. Stir the ingredients with an electric mixer until they are blended well.
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Add 1 egg at a time. Add 1 egg at a time and mix the ingredients with the low speed setting on an electric mixer. Pour the mixture into the graham cracker crust.
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Bake the cheesecake for 55 minutes. Bake the cheesecake for 55 minutes or until the center sets. Loosen the cake from the pan with a spatula and allow it to cool in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Keep the cake covered with foil or plastic wrap.
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Top the cheesecake with fresh fruit. Top the cheesecake with fresh fruit such as strawberries or blueberries before you serve it.
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Tips & Warnings
If you use a dark nonstick pan, reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees Fahrenheit so you don't burn the crust.
References
- Photo Credit CHEESE CAKE image by brelsbil from Fotolia.com oven image by Evgeny Rodionov from Fotolia.com Butter image by Cornelia Pithart from Fotolia.com series object on black - kitchen utensil electric mixer image by Aleksandr Ugorenkov from Fotolia.com Egg image by Andrei Leczfalvi from Fotolia.com cheesecake image by Radu Razvan from Fotolia.com cheesecake with berries image by citylights from Fotolia.com
