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Cheesecake
Also known as: cheesecake batter, Cheesecake, homemade, Cheesecake, plain
American-style baked cream-cheese cake in a buttery graham cracker crust.
About Cheesecake
Cheesecake covers many distinct regional styles; this profile follows a simple American baked version with a graham cracker crust and cream-cheese filling. Fruit toppings and flavoured swirls remain optional accompaniments rather than part of the fixed recipe.
Cream cheese gives the filling a clean dairy tang, balanced by sugar and rounded with vanilla. The buttery graham crust adds toasted cereal sweetness and a lightly salty contrast.
The chilled cake cuts into neat wedges with a pale, smooth and dense-creamy filling. A compact golden-brown crumb shell supports it, giving each slice a firm edge and tender, crisp base.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Cheesecake
American Baked Cheesecake with Graham Cracker Crust.
- Graham cracker crumbsToasted crumb crust
- Confectioners' sugarCrust sweetness
- ButterCrust binder and richness
- Table saltCrust seasoning
- Cream cheeseDense tangy filling
- Granulated sugarFilling sweetness
- EggsFilling structure
- Vanilla extractWarm aromatic flavour
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Graham cracker crumbs: . The source specifies graham cracker crumbs; Wheat is retained while the exact cracker formula is not supplied.
- Confectioners' sugar:
- Butter:
- Table salt:
- Cream cheese: . The source specifies cream cheese without a complete commercial formula; Milk remains confirmed.
- Granulated sugar:
- Eggs:
- Vanilla extract:
Origins & food traditions
King Arthur Baking supplies the complete selected American-style recipe with a graham cracker crumb crust and a baked cream-cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla filling. The reference article independently identifies cheesecake as a cheese-based dessert commonly set over a crushed-cookie or pastry crust and documents multiple regional styles.
Countries
- United States
- United StatesCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- American Cuisine
- American cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.