Northwest Cheesecake Supreme
This heavenly creamy cheesecake is topped with cherry pie filling to create the perfect dessert. Serve this as a delicious end to a meal or as a special occasion cake.
Ingredients
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 3 tablespoon margarine, melted
- 32 ounce cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 21 ounce (1 can) cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine, press onto bottom of 9-inch spring form pan. Bake at 325 degrees F for 10 minutes.
- Combine cream cheese, sugar and flour, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in sour cream and vanilla; pour over crust. Bake at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 250 degrees F.; continue baking for 1 hour.
- Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Top with pie filling just before serving.
VARIATION: Substitute 1 1/2 cups finely chopped nuts and 2 Tbsp sugar for graham cracker crumbs and sugar.