Secret Harbor Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 1/4 cups fine graham-cracker crumbs | ||
| Firmly packed brown sugar | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cream cheese | 1 pound | |
| Granulated Sugar | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 5 | |
| Vanilla extract | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Almond extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Sour cream | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Shaved sweet or semisweet chocolate | ||
Directions
Have butter, cheese, and eggs at room temperature.
Mix crumbs, brown sugar, and butter with hands.
Blend well.
Press on bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (350°F.) for about 10 minutes.
Cream cheese well.
Gradually beat in 2/3 cup granulated sugar.
Then add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in moderate oven (350°F.) for 35 minutes, or until set.
Remove from oven and increase heat to extremely hot (500°F.).
Mix sour cream, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.
Spread on cake.
Return to oven and bake for 5 minutes.
Cool, then chill.
Remove rim of pan, and sprinkle shaved chocolate around edge of cake.
Mix crumbs, brown sugar, and butter with hands.
Blend well.
Press on bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (350°F.) for about 10 minutes.
Cream cheese well.
Gradually beat in 2/3 cup granulated sugar.
Then add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in moderate oven (350°F.) for 35 minutes, or until set.
Remove from oven and increase heat to extremely hot (500°F.).
Mix sour cream, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.
Spread on cake.
Return to oven and bake for 5 minutes.
Cool, then chill.
Remove rim of pan, and sprinkle shaved chocolate around edge of cake.
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