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Easy cheesecake

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Easy cheesecake
An easy cheesecake recipe using eggs, cream cheese and sour cream among other ingredients, great for any occasion.

Ingredients

  • For the cheesecake
  • 16 oz cream cheese (450 g; softened)
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
  • For the topping
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 8 oz sour cream (225 g)
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence

Method

Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit (175 Celsius)

Prepare and bake the cheesecake
In a large bowl beat the cream cheese, 2/3 cup sugar, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour the cheese mixture into a well greased 9 inch baking pan.

Bake the cheesecake for 25 minutes. Turn the oven off, remove the cake and let cool for 10 minutes.

Make the sour cream topping
In a bowl add the sour cream, sugar and vanilla essence and mix well until you get a smooth mixture. Spread over the cheesecake and return to the oven for 5 minutes more.

Remove the cheesecake from the oven, let it cool down completely and then refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

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