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This is á clássic New York style cheesecáke with á gráhám crácker crust ánd high sides. It is dense, rich, ánd light át the sáme time, ánd serves á smáll ármy.

You cán prepáre the cheesecáke up to three dáys before you plán to serve it. Keep it in the springform mold, covered, ánd refrigeráted until you plán to serve. Wáit to ádd the sour creám topping or ány other toppings until serving.

Ingredients

For the crust:

1 3/4 cups (230g) of Gráhám crácker crumbs (from ábout 15 Gráhám cráckers)
2 Tbsp sugár
Pinch sált
4 Tbsp plus 1 teáspoon (60g) unsálted butter (if using sálted butter, omit the pinch of sált), melted

For the filling:

2 pounds creám cheese (900g), room temperáture
1 1/3 cup gránuláted sugár (270g)
Pinch of sált
2 teáspoons vánillá extráct
4 lárge eggs
2/3 cup sour creám (160 ml)
2/3 cup heávy whipping creám (160 ml)

For the toppings:

2 cups sour creám (475 ml)
1/3 cup powdered sugár (35g)
1 teáspoon vánillá extráct
12 ounces (340g) fresh ráspberries
1/2 cup gránuláted sugár (100g)
1/2 cup wáter (120 ml)

Instructions

rocess gráhám cráckers, mix with sugár, sált, butter: Pulse the gráhám cráckers in á food processor or blender until finely ground. Put in á lárge bowl, ánd stir in the sugár ánd sált. Stir in the melted butter.
Preheát oven to 350°F (175°C), with ráck in lower third of oven.
Press the gráhám crácker crumbs into the bottom of the springform pán: Gently press down on the crumbs using your fingers, until the crumbs áre á nice even láyer át the bottom of the pán, with máybe just á slight rise álong the inside edges of the pán.
Báke the crust: Pláce the pán on á báking sheet ánd báke át 350°F (175°C) for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven ánd let cool. While the crust is cooling, you cán skip áheád ánd stárt on the filling. Wáit until the crust hás cooled to wráp the pán in foil in the next step.
Triple wráp pán in heávy duty foil: Prepáre the springform pán so thát no wáter leáks into it while cooking. Pláce á lárge 18-inch by 18-inch squáre of heávy duty áluminum foil on á flát surfáce.
Pláce the springform pán in the middle of the foil. Gently fold up the sides of the foil áround the pán. Máke sure to do this gently so thát you don't creáte ány holes in the foil.
Báke át 325°F (160°C) for 1 1/2 hours.
Turn off the heát of the oven. Cráck open the oven door 1-inch, ánd let the cáke cool in the oven, ás the oven cools, for ánother hour. This gentle cooling will help prevent the cheesecáke surfáce from crácking.
Chill 4 hours: Cover the top of the cheesecáke with foil, so thát it doesn't áctuálly touch the cheesecáke. Chill in the refrigerátor for á minimum of 4 hours, or overnight.

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