Wendy’s
Simple Cheesecake
Serves 12
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (requires 1
wrapped package)
2/3 cup + 5
tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
16 ounces cream
cheese at room temperature
2 eggs at room
temperature
1/8 teaspoon salt, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons
vanilla extract, divided
1 cup cultured
sour cream at room temperature
1. First, make crust by microwaving butter in small
bowl just until melted.
2. Stir in graham cracker crumbs and 2 tablespoon
sugar.
3. Lightly butter bottom of 8-inch springform pan.
Then press crumbs evenly into bottom and up sides about a half-inch. Refrigerate
while preparing filling.
4. To make filling, beat cream cheese in medium-sized
bowl. Then beat in 2/3 cup sugar.
5. Add half of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Beat
at medium speed about 5 minutes.
6. Pour filling over refrigerated graham-cracker-crumb
crust. Bake in 350°F. oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool 30 minutes before adding sour-cream
topping.
7. To make the sour-cream topping, mix sour cream, 3
tablespoons sugar, the remainder of the salt, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in small
bowl.
8. Once cheesecake has cooled for 30 minutes, evenly spread
sour-cream topping over cheesecake and return to 350°F. oven for 10 more
minutes.
9. Cool to room temperature before placing covered cheesecake
in refrigerator for at least 8 hours before serving.
NOTE: To determine the size of a springform pan, measure the diameter of the bottom from inside the rim. If you have a 9-inch pan, adjust the recipe by pressing the crust only into the bottom of the pan, not up the sides. Since the cheesecake won’t be quite as high, it may not need to bake quite as long.
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