Video: How to Make Cheesecake


Almost more pie than cake-like, cream cheese makes this sweet custard cake sublime. In this video, you’ll learn how to make cheesecake in just five easy steps. See the basic tools and ingredients you’ll need. Then watch as just a handful of simple ingredients--eggs, cream cheese, sugar, butter, and Graham crackers--combine into something sweetly transcendent. You’ll get tips and tricks to help you bake a cheesecake evenly without cracks, leaks, or shrinkage. You’ll also learn a simple way to determine when your cheesecake is done just right. Plus, see a neat trick for slicing cheesecakes.

Creamsicle® Cheesecake

"This fabulous cheesecake will remind you of Mayfield® creamsicle ice cream with every bite you take! I love it!".


Ingredients 



Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Beat cream cheese and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; add eggs and beat well. Beat sour cream and vanilla extract into cream cheese mixture until batter is smooth.
  3. Transfer one cup of the cream cheese mixture to a small bowl and stir in orange extract, yellow food coloring, and red food coloring until batter is smooth and orange.
  4. Pour uncolored batter into prepared graham cracker crust. Drop spoonfuls of orange batter over the top of the uncolored batter and run a knife through the orange batter to create a marbled effect.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are firm and center is slightly loose, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool at room temperature for 1 hour. Cover cheesecake with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.