Donna's Famous Cheesecake

Name: Donna's Famous Cheesecake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter, softened; 680 grams packages cream cheese, softened; 4 eggs; 168 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 227 grams sour cream; 397 grams sweetened condensed milk; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Donna's Famous Cheesecake is Head to the store and pick up butter, graham cracker crumbs, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Donna's Famous Cheesecake, Donna Hay’s Blackberry Cheesecake Pots, and Almost-Famous Cheesecake Pancakes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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In a mixing bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs and the butter or margarine with your hands. Flatten out crust on the bottom of the springform pan.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs

Butter

Crust

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Mixing Bowl

In a large bowl, beat softened cream cheese until smooth. Beat in sweetened condensed milk and mix until combined well.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Cream Cheese

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Add the eggs, sour cream and vanilla, and continue to beat.

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Sour Cream

Vanilla

Egg

Mix until very smooth, and pour mixture into the springform pan.

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Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs over the top of the batter.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes.

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Let stand and cool. Refrigerate to chill.

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Servings:

2Tbsps

butter, softened 680grams

packages cream cheese, softened 4

eggs 168milliliters

graham cracker crumbs 227grams

sour cream 397grams

sweetened condensed milk 1Tbsp

vanilla extract

Recommended wine: Late Harvest Riesling, Lambrusco Dolce, Sauternes

Cheesecake can be paired with Late Harvest Riesling, Lambrusco Dolce, and Sauternes. White dessert wines are a safe pick for cheesecake (without chocolate), but a sweet lambrusco will be so good with classic strawberry cheesecake. You could try Bodegas Naveran Dama Cava. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 22 dollars per bottle.

Bodegas Naveran Dama Cava

One of only a few vintage Cavas made in Spain. Dama is full-bodied yet bright and crisp. The Naverán estate has been producing high-quality Cavas since 1901. All Cavas made here are from vineyards owned and controlled by the estate. Dama is fermented in the bottle (a la méthode champenoise) and aged in its lees for 24 months.Caves Navera´n is a premium Cava producer that uses estate-grown grapes. Navera´n Dama is a Cava masterpiece, a combination of Chardonnay, which gives the wine body and volume, and Parellada, which imparts a zesty, bright character that cuts through the buttery roundness of the Chardonnay. Champagne lovers will enjoy this Mediterranean "farmer's fizz" with oysters, raw tuna and sushi. Its fresh acidity also compliments fruit desserts, especially peaches and sliced oranges.