James Beard's Sour Cream Cheesecake Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
James Beard's Sour Cream Cheesecake
Add your photo!
Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
4665
Calories
Total time
140
Minutes
Comments Print recipe

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Mix 1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs with sugar and butter. Press into bottom and sides of a lightly buttered 10-inch springform pan. Set aside.
  2. Beat the cheese until soft and creamy. Add sugar and mix thoroughly.
  3. Blend in egg yolks one at a time.
  4. Add the sour cream, vanilla, flour, lemon zest and lemon juice. Mix well.
  5. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Stir in one-third of whites into cheese mixture. Then fold the remaining whites in gently.
  6. Pour the cheese mixture into the prepared crust.
  7. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for one hour. Turn off the heat and allow the cheesecake to sit in the oven for one more hour.
  8. Remove to a wire rack and allow to cool to room temperature.
  9. Sprinkle the remaining crumbs on top of the cake.
  10. Chill over night. Dust with confectioner's sugar just before serving, if desired.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4664.83 Kcal (19531 kJ)
Calories from fat 1930.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 214.54g 330%
Cholesterol 1393.1mg 464%
Sodium 3992.86mg 166%
Potassium 1429.74mg 30%
Total Carbs 612.37g 204%
Sugars 338.82g 1355%
Dietary Fiber 19.66g 79%
Protein 85.53g 171%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 6%
Vitamin A 0.9mg 28%
Iron 17.9mg 99%
Calcium 970.4mg 97%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 286.61 Kcal (1200 kJ)
Calories from fat 118.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.18g 330%
Cholesterol 85.59mg 464%
Sodium 245.32mg 166%
Potassium 87.84mg 30%
Total Carbs 37.62g 204%
Sugars 20.82g 1355%
Dietary Fiber 1.21g 79%
Protein 5.25g 171%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 6%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 28%
Iron 1.1mg 99%
Calcium 59.6mg 97%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Search
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe
Analyze

Try this similar recipes

View More

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 110.4
    Points
  • 128
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

Also Try

Share Recipe

Recipes▼
Search
Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top