There's a copycat Cheesecake recipe that is supposed to taste just like the original Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake. The recipe was on Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2 for a long time, where you had to pay for it. Recently it ended up on My Recipes, and has become a popular online grab. Could be a winner for this season's holiday meals!
The Kitchn contributor Jesse Szewczyk tried this copy, and overall enjoyed it. It's a recipe he'd make again. He did share a few tidbits that the recipe doesn't to make it a CF copycat Winner!
Ingredients
Crust:
Make extra graham cracker crust. If you double the recipe, you can make sure the crust goes all the way up the sides of your pan.
1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅓ cup unsalted butter or margarine, melted - Only use unsalted butter!
FILLING:
4 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1 ¼ cups sugar
½ cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 large eggs - Eggs should be room temperature
TOPPING:
½ cup sour cream
2 teaspoons sugar
Preheat the water bath that will surround the uncooked cheesecake in a springform pan