Restaurant Recipes

Maxim's of New York Cheesecake

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Ingredients

Crust for 8 inch Cake

  • 1/4 cup Graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Crust for 9 inch Cake

  • 3/4 cup Graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling for 8 inch Cake

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 egg white (at room temperature)
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Filling for 9 inch Cake

  • 1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 egg whites (at room temperature)
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F for an 8 inch cake or to 350 degrees F for a 9 inch cake.
  2. In small bowl, combine crumbs, sugar and butter; blend well.
  3. Butter sides of springform pan. Press crumb mixture into bottom of pan.
  4. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with an electric beater until light.
  5. Gradually add the sugar.
  6. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  7. Stir in 1/2 of the vanilla extract.
  8. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form in a medium-size bowl.
  9. Very gently fold egg whites into cream cheese mixture.
  10. Pour mixture over crumbs.
  11. Bake until set and lightly browned on top. Bake an 8 inch cake for 30 to 35 minutes. Bake a 9 inch cake for 1 hour.
  12. Let cake cool on wire rack for 15 minutes.
  13. Turn oven up to 400 degrees F.
  14. Blend sour cream, and remaining sugar and the remaining vanilla extract in a medium-size bowl.
  15. Gently spread over top of cheesecake and bake until set, 5 to 7 minutes for an 8-inch cake or 10 minutes for a 9-inch cake.
  16. Cool to room temperature on wire rack.
  17. Chill for at least 4 hours in the refrigerator.


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