Creamy Baked Cheesecake

"This was good. I want to mention that if your gunna use a pre-made keebler crust, you should cut the cooking time down to about 30-35 minutes. And if using premade crusts, this recipe is enough to mak..." See moree 2 cheesecakes! The first time I made this my cake burned because I baked it for the rec. 55 minutes = ( . Now I know it says to cookit that long because the original size of the cake is alot thicker than if you use a premade crust; hence what I said about this making 2 cakes. "

"I have been making this for years. I do not add the sour cream and cherries though. For the holidays, I make white chocolate rose leaves; just melt white chocolate and spread onto clean real rose le..." See moreaves, place in the refrigerator for 10- 15 minutes and peal leaves off, place on top of cheesecake. I also make miniature cheesecakes via the miniature cheesecake pan. The small ones are great for parties."

"I loved this cheesecake! I'm a fan of firmer cheesecakes and this one was fabulous. For me, the lemon did not over power the recipe, but I did forget to have my sour cream room temp, so it didn't brow..." See moren at all, and it cracked later in the fridge. I have two tips to avoid cracking in cheesecakes. One is to not over beat your cream cheese. The other is to bake your cheesecake until almost all the jiggle in the middle is gone, then turn off your oven and leave it in there with the door slightly open. The gradual cool down helps to prevent cracking verses immediately putting it into the fridge."