New York-style Sour Cream-topped Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla, divided
• 16 ounces sour cream, divided
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups mixed berries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 line a 13" x 9 " baking pan with foil, letting the ends of the foil extend over the sides of the pan.
• 3 mix crumbs, melted butter, and 2t of the sugar. press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan.
• 4 beat softened cream cheese, 1 cup of the remaining sugar and 1 t. of the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, until well blended. add 1 cup of the sour cream; mix well. add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. pour mixture over crust.
• 5 bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes or until center is almost set. mix remaining sour cream, 2 t. sugar and 1 t. vanilla until well blended. carefully spread this mixture over the cheesecake. bake an additional 10 minutes.
• 6 remove cheesecake from oven and cool on wire rack. when totally cool, cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
• 7 to serve: carefully lift cheesecake from pan using foil handles. cut into 16 pieces. top each piece with berries just before serving.
• 8 store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.