New York Cheesecake

Title: New York Cheesecake
Subject: cream cheese; ricotta cheese; sugar; eggs; butter; flour; cornstarch; vanilla; sour cream
Description: Card 1 Front:
NEW YORK CHEESECAKE–FROM GOURMET'S BEST DESSERTS
FROM THE Editors of Gourmet, Random House
1 pound cream cheese, softened
1 pound ricotta cheese
1½ cups sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
½ stick (¼ cup) unsalted butter, melted & cooled
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2½ teaspoons vanilla
2 cups dairy sour cream

In a large bowl with mixer cream together
cream cheese, ricotta cheese and sugar. Beat
in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each
addition. Add butter, flour, cornstarch, and

Card 1 Back:
vanilla and beat mixture until well-combined.
Fold in sour cream.
Turn into ungreased springform pan. Bake
cheesecake in the middle of preheated 325-degree
oven for 1 hour (the cake will be soft in the
center). Turn off heat (do not open the oven
door) and let the cake remain in the oven for
2 hours.
Remove cake from the oven, set it on a rack
and let it cool completely in the pan. Chill
cheesecake, loosely wrapped, for at least 2
hours. Remove sides of the pan and transfer
cake to a cake stand or plate.
Makes 1 9-inch cheesecake.

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# New York Cheesecake

*Recipe by the Editors of Gourmet, Random House*

*Makes 1 9-inch cheesecake*

## Ingredients

- 1 pound cream cheese, softened
- 1 pound ricotta cheese
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted & cooled
- 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp cornstarch
- 2 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups dairy sour cream

## Instructions

1. In a large bowl with mixer, cream together cream cheese, ricotta cheese, and sugar.
2. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Add butter, flour, cornstarch, and vanilla and beat mixture until well-combined.
4. Fold in sour cream.
5. Turn into an ungreased springform pan.
6. Bake cheesecake in the middle of a preheated 325°F oven for 1 hour (the cake will be soft in the center).
7. Turn off heat — do not open the oven door — and let the cake remain in the oven for 2 hours.
8. Remove cake from the oven, set it on a rack, and let it cool completely in the pan.
9. Chill cheesecake, loosely wrapped, for at least 2 hours.
10. Remove sides of the pan and transfer cake to a cake stand or plate.
Source: RCA0008 - Florida Collection of Typed Cards (eBay)
Date: 1960s
Rights: Personal/Family
Format: Clipped recipe
Identifier: RCA0008-20260621-0018
Coverage: Florida, US