This recipe is coming from one of my daughter's favour book Geronimo Stilton, The Quest for Paradise. When my first cheesyful cake ready, it run out right away. Not only my daughter and son, my mom love it too. But i changed the recipe a little bit. i used chocolate powder for decorating the cake instead of melted chocolate.
For the crust:
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs, finely ground
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
For the cake:
- 4 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, softened
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
For the topping:
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 2 cups sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- melted chocolate / chocolate powder for design (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Crush the graham crackers until very fine. Add butter and sugar. Mix well.
2. Pour the mixture into a 9-inch baking pan and press it into the bottom of the pan. Bake the crust for 8-10 minutes. Remove pan from oven and set aside to cool.
3. In a bowl, beat cream cheese sugar, vanilla, and eggs. Pour the mixture into the pan until it is 3/4 full. Bake at 350 degrees about 60 minutes, or until center is firm. Remove cheesecake from the oven.
4. Combine sugar, sour cream, and vanilla for topping. After the cheesecake has cooled for 10 minutes, spread over top. Return to the oven for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until topping is set.
5. Melt some chocolate in a double boiler. Or use chocolate powder to decorate right away ( this step is optional)
6. Squeeze or pour the melted chocolate over the cake to make a decoration. For example, you could draw a star, a heart, or some fun squiggles.
7. Put the cake into the refrigerator until the chocolate solidifies and the cake is set ( about 2 hours). Finally, remove cake from baking pan, and enjoy!
