Vanilla Cheesecake With Cherry Berry Topping Recipes

CLASSIC CHERRY-TOPPED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Combine graham crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese, 1 cup of the remaining sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook cherries, lemon juice and remaining sugar in saucepan on medium heat 8 to 10 min. or until cherries are tender and sauce is thickened. Cool completely. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Spoon cherry topping over cheesecake before serving.

MIXED BERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• To make the crust, combine the graham crackers, sugar, and melted butter until moistened. Pour into a 9-inch springform pan. With your hands, press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan and about 1-inch up the sides. Bake for 8 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• Raise the oven temperature to 450 degrees F.
• To make the filling, cream the cream cheese and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Reduce the speed of the mixer to medium and add the eggs and egg yolks, 2 at a time, mixing well. Scrape down the bowl and beater, as necessary. With the mixer on low, add the sour cream, lemon zest, and vanilla. Mix thoroughly and pour into the cooled crust.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Turn the oven temperature down to 225 degrees and bake for another 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn the oven off and open the door wide. The cake will not be completely set in the center. Allow the cake to sit in the oven with the door open for 30 minutes. Take the cake out of the oven and allow it to sit at room temperature for another 2 to 3 hours, until completely cooled. Wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the cake from the springform pan by carefully running a hot knife around the outside of the cake. Leave the cake on the bottom of the springform pan for serving.
• To make the topping, melt the jelly in a small pan over low heat. In a bowl, toss berries and the warm jelly gently until well mixed. Arrange the berries on top of the cake. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

CHEESECAKE WITH BERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place a greased 10-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Wrap foil securely around outside of pan. Place on a baking sheet., In a small bowl, mix cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto bottom and 1 in. up sides of prepared pan. Bake 8 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in sour cream, cream and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour into crust. Place springform pan in a larger baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan., Bake 50-60 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool cheesecake on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove foil. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled., For toppings, place berries and sugar in a food processor; process until blended. In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until soft peaks form., Remove rim from springform pan. Serve cheesecake with sauce and whipped cream.

VANILLA CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Mix cracker crumbs, butter and sugar; press onto bottom and 1 in. up sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in vanilla and salt. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour into crust. Place on a baking sheet. , Bake until center is almost set, 55-60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled.

MY FAVORITE VANILLA CHEESECAKE RECIPE WITH SOURCREAM TOPPING

Steps:

• CRUST:.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease a cake pan and line with parchment, I prefer using a springform pan.
• In food processor, mix cookies, brown sugar (if using) and butter. Press mixture into prepared pan in an even layer.
• Bake for about 12 minutes, until it starts to color.
• Let cool on a rack.
• CHEESECAKE:.
• Prepare pan with crust.
• Preheat oven to 325.
• In small bowl whisk together sugar and cornstarch.
• In stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat cream cheese on medium speed for about 1 minute. Scrap down sides and beat for another 30 seconds. Add sugar and cornstach and mix for about 1 minute. Add sour cream and mix until incorporated. Add eggs one at a time, scraping down sides after each. Add vanilla, salt and lemon zest if using. Mix 30 secondes.
• Bake using water bath method: Pour cheesecake mixture over cooled crust and set in pan that has about 1/4 inch of hot water in it. This helps cheesecake to bake evenly and have a silky texture. Bake for about an hour or until just set in the middle. Remove cake from oven, run a knife around the edges to loosen. IMPORTANT: The pan needs to be wrapped in tinfoil prior to baking to insure no water leaks in, You should also loosley tent the cake with tinfoil and VENT to prevent browning. When done paking allow to cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
• SOUR CREAM TOPPING:.
• Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Spread mixture over top of freshly baked cheesecake and return to oven for 10 minutes.

VANILLA CHEESECAKE TARTLETS WITH VANILLA-VODKA BERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix first 3 ingredients in large bowl until evenly moistened. Divide mixture among eight 4 1/2 x 3/4-inch tartlet pans with removable bottoms; press over bottoms and up sides. Bake until light brown, about 12 minutes. Cool crusts completely in pans on racks.
• Mix 8 teaspoons vodka and 4 teaspoons vanilla extract in small saucepan; sprinkle gelatin over. Let stand 10 minutes. Stir ober very low heat just until dissolved. Cool to barely lukewarm.
• Combine cream cheese, 2/3 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract in large bowl. Scrape in seeds from vanilla beans. Beat in cream, then gelatine mixture. Divide filling among crusts. Press bottoms of pans up releasing tartlets. Arrange tartlets on baking sheet. Chill 3 hours or overnight.
• Gently stir berries, 4 teaspoons vodka, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and 1/4 cup sugar in bowl. Let stand 15 minutes.
• Top tartlets with berry mixture.

BLUEBERRY OR CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Mix together crust ingredients.
• Press into 9" x 13" pan, and bake for 7 minutes at 350F, and cool.
• Mix together the filling ingredients until smooth.
• Pour on top of crust.
• FREEZE for about 30 minutes.
• While in the freezer, whip up the whipping cream (or frozen whipped topping).
• When cake comes out of the freezer, spread the top with the can of pie filling, making sure it is evenly distributed.
• Top with whipping cream, making sure the cake is fully covered with a nice layer.
• Freeze for another 30 minutes.
• Remove from the freezer and refrigerate until serving.