Yummy, the recipe can be doubled. Actually, this recipe is halved, so I know it can be doubled. I use an 8 X 8, 3-quart Pyrex dish. To double, use a 8 x 10.
If you want topping, any fruit will work, and canned cherry
pie filling makes it outrageous.
I wrote in The Easiest Cookbook (I barely remember
the event) “I gave this recipe to my friend, writer Carl Gottlieb (co-author of
the screenplay, Jaws) who fed a dozen people on a yacht race from Los
Angeles to Mazátlan, Mexico. Carl logged the Cheesecake triumphant, baked and
eaten in the middle of tossing, turbulent waters”.
2
8-ounce packages or 1 16-ounce
package cream cheese.
1 pint sour cream
If you shop at Trader Joe’s or Whole
Foods, there will be no bovine growth hormone
in the product
2 large eggs
¾ cup sugar
As always I use organic cane sugar
¾ cup milk
2 teaspoons unsifted flour
- Soften the cream cheese at room temperature.
- In a large bowl, mix the cheese with the sour cream, eggs, sugar, milk and flour. The mixture should be smooth and light. I use a potato masher.
- Pour mixture into the baking pan, and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour. Cool for 2 or 3 hours, then chill in the refrigerator. The cake rises during cooking, then flattens down as it cools.
