🍰 Cake ‘n Cheesecake
When I was about 5 years old, The Booth family, from Germany, moved into the house next door to us. Mrs. Booth shared this family recipe with my mother who made it during the holidays for many years afterwards. It became our family recipe too.
Ingredients ● ● ● ● ●
8 oz. cream cheese 4 eggs 1 ½ c. sour cream sugar 1 c. flour
salt vanilla milk baking powder ● butter ● ● ● ●
Preparation Filling: Cream together: ● 1 c. (8 oz) cream cheese ● 2/3 c. sugar Add: ● ½ c. sour cream ● 1 tsp. vanilla Blend in & beat well: 2 eggs (one at a time)
Crust: Sift together and set aside: ● 1 c. flour ● 1 tsp. baking powder ● ½ tsp. salt Cream together: ● ½ c. butter ● 2/3 c sugar (gradually) Add: 2 eggs (one at a time) Stir in: ● 1 Tbs. milk ● 1 tsp. vanilla
Topping: Cream together and set aside: ● 1 c. sour cream ● 2 Tbs. sugar ● 1 tsp. vanilla
Add sifted ingredients and blend well. 1. Grease and flour 9 or 10” pie pan (2” deep). Spread crust batter over bottom and up the sides (thinner on the sides). Spoon the filling over crust batter. 2. Bake at 325 for 45 – 50 min. and remove from oven. Spread with topping and return to oven and bake for 5 min. 3. Cool completely then cover with wrap and chill for 4 hours or more. 4. Serve with a favorite topping (fruit, caramel or chocolate syrup).
Joanna Thompson
College Fund Community Cookbook | 60
