Basic Philly Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages philadelphia cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• pie filling (optional) or sundae sauce, to top cheesecake (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325f degrees.
• 2 combine crumbs, sugar and melted margarine and press onto the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• 3 bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven and raise oven temperature to 450f degrees.
• 4 to make filling, combine softened cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer, beating at medium speed until well mixed.
• 5 add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition; blend in vanilla then pour into crust.
• 6 bake for 10 minutes at 450f, then reduce heat to 250f and for 25-30 minutes more, or until set.
• 7 loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
• 8 chill; top individual slices with desired topping, if any, just before serving.