Family Favorite Cheesecake

 I was in the mood for a fruity cheesecake and thought of this one that my sister calls their family favorite. It's good with any fruit topping you choose and today I chose black raspberry. Yum! We were not disappointed!

 We have had it with cherry topping  (July 4th Cookout) as well which is also delicious! ☺

And pretty!

 Because of helping at a fundraiser on Saturday it was actually pretty late in the evening when I baked it and my sweet daughter Serena wanted to help even if it meant washing the dishes.She is an independant little girl and is sure she can do anything there is to do!! She reminds me so much of me when I was her age. I was a hands on girl and wanted to do everything my Mom did in the kitchen or in her gardens, and I was equally sure that I was capable to do anything that needed done. I'm sure I took a lot of patience but  Mom was gracious, at least most of the time!☺

For the Crust:

2½ cups graham cracker crumbs

1/3 cup sugar

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ cup butter, melted

For the Cheesecake:

3 (8 oz. each) pkg. cream cheese, softened

1½ cups sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 eggs, separated

For the topping:

½ cup sour cream

2 Tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ cup whipping cream, whipped

In a small bowl combine cracker crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon; stir in melted butter.

 Mix well and press into bottom and up the sides of a greased 8 inch Springform pan. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Reduce oven heat to 300°.

In a mixer bowl combine cream cheese and sugar and vanilla, beat until smooth.

unwrapping the cream cheese

 Add the egg yolks;

separating the eggs

beat on low only until combined. In a separate bowl beat the egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into cream cheese mixture.

Pour over crust and bake for 1 hour. Turn oven off and prop the door open with a wooden spoon handle for an additional hour. Allow to cool, then refrigerate until completely chilled.

Combine the sour cream, sugar, and vanilla; fold in whipped cream. Spread over cheesecake. Refrigerate overnight. Remove from pan and serve with your favorite fruit topping.  or enjoy it plain.

Some of us ate it plain and some of us enjoyed it with the black raspberry topping. Son number 3 that ate it plain declared it amazing from one end to the other and suggested putting the fresh fruit on top that I have on the Fruit Tart in one of my recent posts. It's delicious and fluffy!

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