Cheese Cake

There are many recipes for cheese cake. I can't say that I have a favorite because I like them all. This recipe makes a deliciously creamy cheese cake. I like eating cheese cake on its own, but cheese cake is often served with some fruit or fruit preserves which nicely complement the creamy cake.

Some cheese cakes bake at a low heat in the oven for a long time. This recipe relies on higher temperature, so it spends less time in the oven. The hardest part in making this cheese cake is waiting for it to cool before it can be eaten because it smells so good coming out of the oven.

Cheese Cake 

• 1 1/4 cup graham crackers (crushed)
• 1/4 stick butter (melted)
• 1/4 cup sugar

Combine the graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar. Press into the bottom and sides of the pie pan. 

• 2 8 oz. packages cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Whip softened cream cheese in a mixer. Add sugar and eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and pour into graham cracker shell. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes.

• 1/2 pint sour cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Combine sour cream, sugar, and vanilla. Spread over cake. Bate at 475 for 10 minutes. Cool. Enjoy!