My all-time favourite dessert is cheesecake just plain and simple cheesecake! I won't turn down a flavoured, loaded cheesecake, but I love a plain, tall and creamy cheesecake. This recipe for Tall and Creamy New York Cheesecake is by far my favourite!
I am celebrating my new and updated blog and the best way to celebrate is with my favourite dessert Tall and Creamy New York Cheesecake! After being on blogger since the start of my blogging days I decided to make the bold move over to wordpress. To say this caused me some anxiety is an understatement. I am not the most tech savvy person, something my family tells me all the time. Their only help is to say "just google it". So stick with me through this huge learning curve and many wonky mistakes. Please don't be afraid to drop me a note if things don't quite look right.
This is an incredible cheesecake recipe, tall, creamy and smooth. I made this recipe without a crust, but if you prefer a simple graham crust will work great. I love my cheesecake plain but if you like serve it with berries and whipped cream, caramel or even chocolate sauce. My recipe for 5 Minutes Strawberry Sauce is amazing with Tall and Creamy New York Cheesecake! One very important thing when making cheesecake is to have all the ingredients at room temperature or you will have lumps in your cheesecake!! Also be sure to use a 10 inch springform pan. This cake rising quite a bit while baking and will spill over in a small cake pan.
Tall and Creamy New York Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 32 ounces cream cheese (4 packages) room temperature
- 5 large eggs room temperature
- 2 cups sour cream room temperature
- 8 tablespoon butter room temperature
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 vanilla beans can substitute 1 ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Tightly wrap 2 layers of aluminum foil around the outside of a 10 inch springform pan covering bottom and sides.
- Generously coat inside of pan with butter.
- Preheat oven to 300º F.
- Using an electric mixer with paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time until blended.
- Add sour cream and mix until smooth.
- Add sugar, cornstarch, vanilla and lemon juice, beat until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Pour into springform pan and place in a roasting pan large enough to prevent sides from touching.
- Place into oven and carefully pour boiling water into roasting pan to reach halfway up sides of springform pan. (be careful not to splash any water onto cake)
- Bake for 2 hours, or until cake is lightly browned on top. My oven is a convection oven, so bake time in regular oven may be longer.
- Remove from water bath (bain-marie), remove foil and cool completely at room temperature before unlatching and removing rim.
- Cover and refrigerate until well chilled (best to leave chill overnight). Cake must be well chilled to set properly.
- Serve plain or with berries and whipped cream or even caramel sauce.
Notes
* be sure to use 10 inch springform pan or build up sides of smaller cake pan with parchment paper. Cake will raise while baking and will spill over in smaller cake pan.
Click here for a good video to demonstrate doneness of Cheesecake.
Recipe was adapted from Jim Fobel's Old-Fashioned Baking Book
Nutrition
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Jessica K says
I have made this recipe more than 3 times now, and it’s my favorite. I have a nana from New York, and she just adores this cheesecake, says it’s one of the best she’s ever had. I am wanting to try out making a pumpkin cheesecake with this same recipe. Do you think adding in a can or pumpkin purée would mess with the consistency? Thank you 😊
Laureen King says
Jessica, I have never tried to make it pumpkin, so without testing how pumpkin would affect the recipe I can't honestly answer that.
Sue says
The water bath usually helps with that..
Cindy says
I make this recipe frequently for friends and family. How can I add pumpkin to make it a pumpkin cheesecake?
Krista says
What is the purpose of the cornstarch and can it be made without it?
Laureen King says
The cornstarch helps the cheesecake set better.
Karina says
Hi. Is lemon requires
Or can I leave that off?
Laureen King says
Hi Karina, you can leave the lemon out if you prefer.
Darlene Gardner says
Want to make this bug was wondering if the lemon juice can be omitted
Darlene Gy says
I want to make this but was wondering if lemon juice can be omitted
Laureen King says
Yes you can leave the lemon juice out.
Laureen King says
Yes Darlene, you can leave the lemon juice out.
Pam says
This cheese cake it is so good! Very light and fluffy and comes out perfect evefy time. This is my go to recipe for when I want a cake for a special occasion. Everyone loves this cheese cake. I leave it sit in the oven for about an hour with the door slightly ajar after it is finished baking, this keeps it from cracking. Love this recipe, don't hesitate to try it!
Laureen King says
Thank you so much Pam, enjoy the Holidays.
Barbara Baird says
I love this recipe. It is amazing.
Andrea Long says
Love, Love this cheesecake!!!!
I was asked to make this cheesecake, but with blueberries swirled into the cheesecake before baking?
Jeannette says
Well. I made the cake and it is cooling now.
Smells fantastic.
I'm wondering why it cracked on top while baking.
The family can't wait to try it tomorrow for Thanksgiving.
Laureen King says
Hi Jeannette, did you bake it in a water bath?
Christine says
I've used this recipe many times. It's the BEST. I want to make it for new years day. I wanted to make a smaller one. Cut ingredients in half but curious on bake time and what size springfprm pan I should use.
Laureen King says
Hi Christine, I have not halved this recipe, so without fully testing it I can't really answer your question and be confident how the cheesecake would turn out.
Christine says
I decided not to halve it. I'm too scared of the outcome. Thank you. ❤️
Caroline says
I only have 9 inch springform pan, how to reduce the recipe to fit into the pan?
Laureen King says
Hi Caroline, a 9 inch should work, just build up the sides with parchment paper.
Kathryn Reid says
This is the best cheesecake I have ever had!
Laureen King says
Thank you Kathryn!
Angela Zira says
This recipe is the best! Comes out perfect every time.
Trying to post pic , but for some reason I can’t
Adam says
I have made this several times. Everyone who has tried it says it’s the best cheesecake they have ever had! I am now required to make it at all family gatherings .
K Bellio says
Can I add pumpkin to this recipe I made this recipe a 100 times but this time I want to add pumpkin
Laureen King says
Hi, I am sorry I wish I could help you, but I have not ever added pumpkin to the recipe, so not really sure how it would turn out.
Theo says
I halved the recipe and used an 8” springform once and baby-cake spring forms another time with no problem. I used 3 smallish eggs.
The bane-marie is the hardest part of the recipe - just ruined a batch when water got in the foil. 🙁 But that was my fault, not the recipe, which produces an impressive cheesecake.
kim says
Look amazing! Have you ever made this with sugar substitute?
Laureen King says
I personally have not used a sugar substitute.
Cynthia Mueller says
I have used a sugar substitute (Splenda) in both the cheesecake & the crust & it turned out A-mazing!!
I will never look for another Cheesecake recipe again
Amanda says
I've made this with Swerve and it came out great! I went a little scant on the regular measurements and it cooked up perfectly
Linda W says
Did you use swerve powdered or granulated?
Maggie says
I have been making this cheese cake every year since 2017 and every time it's come out perfectly and I get request for it every year too
Thank You
Laureen King says
Thank you so much Maggie, have a wonderful Holiday season.
Norma Martinez says
Hi Maggie can you tell me did you use convection or conventional and if conventional what temperature? Thanks
Barbara Ann Gravatt says
This cheese cake is the best, I bake it in a water bath and it comes our perfect every time. I was wondering, can you add chocolate chips to the batter or chocolate powder? My daughter requested a chocolate cheese cake for Christmas. Thank you ~
Laureen King says
Thanks Barbara, you could add chocolate chips, just toss chips in a bit of flour first, then fold in. This should help that they don't sink to the bottom of the cake.
Lupe says
Does the temperature need to be raised if using a conventional oven?
Laureen King says
You would set the same 300º F, although I have found the top won't brown as much in a conventional oven.
Susan says
I just made this recipe yesterday after trying several other recipes. I am new to cheese cake making, but I will definitely use this recipe as my GO TO recipe. This is the best of them all. It is creamy and dense. Nothing cracked, it was easy to remove from the spring form pan. I made just a few minor changes: I substituted Erythritol/ Monk fruit for the sugar since I am on a keto diet. Every other ingredient is totally keto friendly. I used a 9 inch spring form pan because I did not have a 10". I expected it to flow over the top, so I built up the aluminum foil around the edges of the pan about 1 inch. But it was totally unnecessary. The tin held all of the batter. The cake turned out spectacularly!! It did require an extra half hour to cook until the "jiggle" stage and the top was just a lovely light shade of tan NOT browned. Thanks for the recipe!
tom bouton says
I used a graham cracker crust and followed instructions. Wow what a nice dessert
Laureen King says
Thank you so much Tom.
Forrest Fernung says
I used an almond crust and added almond extract along with the vanilla. Also added some Cherry flavoring. This was my first ever cheesecake and the thing turned out like a New York cheesecake is suppose to. I was shocked but enjoyed every bite.
Hannelore Cook says
can i have the recipe for the almond crust? thanks
Lutzy Lu says
Im so gonna make it today !
You think is possible to add cocoa powder to turn into chocolate cheesecake??
Laureen King says
I have not tested making it a chocolate cheesecake. I will update if I do.
Katie Arnold says
Is there a way to make this base cheesecake into a basic Chocolate cheesecake ? Possibly adding melted chocolate or cocoa powder ?
JoAnn I Heaton says
Best Recipe Every!
Laureen King says
Thank you so much, JoAnn
Cindy Baker says
Let me start by saying my mother has made cheesecake using this recipe and it is spectacular!!!! Is it 8 tablespoons of butter plus additional butter for “greasing” pan? Most recipes specify that. Thanks
Cindy
Laureen King says
Hi Cindy, yes 8 tablespoons of butter in the recipe, extra for greasing pan. I will clarify that on the recipe.
Paige Bailey says
Do you have a recipe for Raspberry Sauce to put on Cheese Cake.
Caroline says
Best cheesecake I’ve ever made!! Thanks for recipe.
Laureen King says
Thanks so much Caroline!!
Trisha says
I've tried many different cheesecake recipes in my life and for the past two years this is the only recipe I have been using. It is the best recipe. My seven year old asked me to make it for her birthday. I added sprinkles to it to make it like a confetti cake and it turned out awesome. Thank you for an amazing recipe. The only one I will ever use.
Denise says
I am looking forward to trying this recipe, especially after all the positive comments. Thing #1: Salted or Unsalted Butter?
Thing #2: Since it is St. Patrick’s Day, would green (or any other color) food coloring make it festive without effecting outcome?
This reminds me so much of the cheesecake my dad would bring home after working the night shift. It had a sifted, chocolate-type sprinkling all over it that did not melt into it. Wish I would have asked him to ask the bakery, now closed, what it was. Sigh…
Laureen King says
Hi Denise, butter - I use what ever I have on hand which is usually salted. Never really found that much difference. A bit of food coloring should not affect the outcome, although I had never tried it. That sifted chocolate sounds delicious, but I don't think trying cocoa powder would work as that stuff is usually pretty bitter. Fine chocolate shavings would be nice. Enjoy!
Brenda says
Common ingredients used for dusting are powdered sugar and cocoa powder.