Mom’s Cheesecake… Or Was It Dad’s?

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Mommy & Daddy's Cheesecake

This is the cheesecake recipe that my parents always made when I was growing up.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: American Desserts, Cheesecake, Cream Cheese
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • Springform pan

Ingredients

  • 1½ lb Ricotta Chese
  • 24 oz Cream Cheese
  • 2 cups Granulated Sugar
  • 6 Eggs
  • 16 oz Sour Cream
  • 6 Tbsp Flour
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Tbsp Butter

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Grease springform pan with butter.
  • Mix ricotta, cream cheese and sugar.
  • Add eggs, one at a time. Beat well.
  • Add sour cream with flour and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth, taking care not to overmix.
  • Pour into prepared springform pan. Place pan into waterbath and into oven.
  • Bake for 90 minutes. Turn oven off, but leave cake in oven with the door open for another 60 minutes.
  • Remove cake and cool completely on wire rack.
  • Chill cake for several hours. Before serving, remove outer ring of springform pan and top as desired.
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After months of searching, I finally found a cheesecake recipe that I had been searching for.  I’m not really sure where this recipe came from.  My mom said it was her recipe and my dad said it was his.  I do remember that as a kid, Mommy always made it and after their divorce, Daddy would make it when we would visit him.  Either way, this is my favorite cheesecake EVER.  

I remember Mommy would make it for Thanksgiving and it would disappear in seconds.  The extended family would devour it.  One year, I got creative and cut myself a big hunk, then hid it under my bed so that I could enjoy it later (I was a kid and had no concept of food safety, LOL).  

The original recipe had a graham cracker crust, but my parents never made it with one.  And the cake ALWAYS used to have a giant crack in the middle.  In both my parents’ versions, they hid the crack with Comstock cherry pie filling.  

The recipe used to live in our silverware drawer on a grease-stained, folded piece of paper.  I think my mom ended up with that copy, that she then gave to my sister who gave it to me on an index card.  A few years ago, I packed up my kitchen to have it renovated and this index card disappeared into our storage POD.  I recently found it as I was gathering recipes for the blog.  I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate my blog launch than to make this cheesecake.  So good!!!

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Mommy & Daddy’s Cheesecake

This is the cheesecake recipe that my parents always made when I was growing up.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword American Desserts, Cheesecake, Cream Cheese
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 8

Equipment

  • Springform pan

Ingredients

  • 1½ lb Ricotta Chese
  • 24 oz Cream Cheese
  • 2 cups Granulated Sugar
  • 6 Eggs
  • 16 oz Sour Cream
  • 6 Tbsp Flour
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Tbsp Butter

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Grease springform pan with butter.
  • Mix ricotta, cream cheese and sugar.
  • Add eggs, one at a time. Beat well.
  • Add sour cream with flour and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth, taking care not to overmix.
  • Pour into prepared springform pan. Place pan into waterbath and into oven.
  • Bake for 90 minutes. Turn oven off, but leave cake in oven with the door open for another 60 minutes.
  • Remove cake and cool completely on wire rack.
  • Chill cake for several hours. Before serving, remove outer ring of springform pan and top as desired.