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The World's Best Cheesecake

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The Editors
Yield
10 to 12 servings
Category
Cakes and Frostings
Course
Desserts
Sources
The OFA Recipes for Every Season
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Introducing the World’s Best Cheesecake! Eat it in its pure form, garnish with berries, or drizzle with chocolate; this is the cheesecake recipe you have been looking for!

Crust

Ingredients
2 cups crushed graham crackers
1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
1/4 cup crushed walnuts
Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine ingredients and press evenly across bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan.

Filling

Ingredients
3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, at room temperature
1-1/2 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions

Combine cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each one. Beat in the lemon juice. Pour filling over crust, and bake for 45 minutes without opening the oven door. Remove cheesecake and reduce heat to 300 degrees F.

Topping

Ingredients
1 pint sour cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions

Mix ingredients and spread over cheesecake. Return to oven and bake for 15 minutes longer. Cool on rack for several hours, then refrigerate overnight. Serve plain or topped with fresh fruit.

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Comments

Betty Harrigan (not verified)

2 years 8 months ago

I have been making this cheesecake since I found the recipe in the OFA at least 30 years ago. I remember at that time it was called Virginia Turnbuckles cheesecake. I’ve never made another cheesecake Recipe. People absolutely love this one. This is truly a case of “if it’s not broke don’t fix it.”

Timothy Arthur Doyle (not verified)

4 years 9 months ago

I would use 6 egg whites and 4 egg yokes for a lighter cake

Marilyn S. (not verified)

10 years 1 month ago

My husband made this cheesecake back in 1989 and it is absolutely the World's BEST cheesecake! Lost the OFA and found this site today. If you ever taste this, you'll never try another cheesecake recipe again. This is a WINNER!!! Thrilled to have found it again.

LJ Wolfe (not verified)

10 years 7 months ago

I have a copy of this recipe I made from the 1989 OFA, which I've used many times over the years. I substitute extra crumbs for the walnuts as a matter of taste, and usually use low-fat cream cheese and sour cream. The results are still good enough to have gotten me two marriage proposals ;-).

P.J. Kielberg-… (not verified)

10 years 10 months ago

This looks like a terrific and easy recipe. I will definitely give it a try!

Nancy J Corbin (not verified)

10 years 10 months ago

I am a good cook always looking for new and old recipes. Cheesecake is one of my favorites.