SOUR CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Jarrell replaced the dirt clods he always had for his Birthday with this Cheese Cake. I can't believe it!!

As usual, Alton Brown comes through again. If you follow this exactly. You will have a perfect cheese cake. I did use all 36 graham crackers, and bake 10 minutes longer.

The only problem I could find

with it, is that it looked like you bought it.

At 15...1 piece. At 19...the whole cake!

Ingredients

Crust:

• 33 graham crackers squares, crumbled coarsely
• 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted,
• plus additional, for brushing the pan
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Filling:

• 20 ounces cream cheese
• 1 1/4 cups sour cream
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 3 yolks
• 1/3 cup heavy cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Brush some of the melted butter around a 9 by 3-inch cake pan. Adhere parchment to the bottom and the sides.

In a small bowl, combine crumbled graham crackers, the remaining melted butter, and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Press 2/3 of the mixture into the bottom of the parchment-lined pan. Place remaining crumbs on a sheet pan and bake both the crust and the remaining mixture for 10 minutes. Cool. Reserve additional crumb mixture for sides.

In a mixer with a paddle attachment, beat sour cream for 10 seconds. Add the cream cheese and sugar and mix on low for 30 seconds and then turn up to medium. Scrape the bowl.

In a separate container, combine vanilla, eggs, yolks, and heavy cream. With the mixer on medium, slowly pour the liquid mixture in. When half of it is incorporated, stop and scrape. Continue adding the mixture until the rest of the ingredients are incorporated. Once completely combined, pour into the cooled crust.

Lower oven temperature to 250 degrees F. Place cheesecake into a preheated water bath, in the oven for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and open the door for one minute. Close the door for one more hour. Remove the cheesecake from the water bath and place in the refrigerator for 6 hours to completely cool before serving.

When ready to serve, place the entire cake pan into a hot water bath for about 15 seconds. Unmold onto a cake round or serving dish. Take the remaining graham cracker mixture and press into the sides of the cake.

To slice, place your knife into a hot water bath and wipe dry each time you make a pass through the cake.

Jarrell ask for this for his 15th birthday. He said it was the best he had ever eaten. I agree.!!