Party Size Italian Ricotta Cheesecake
From midgelet 15 years agoIngredients
- graham cracker crumbs shopping list
- 3 lbs. ricotta cheese shopping list
- 2 cups sugar divided shopping list
- 8 egg yolks shopping list
- 1/2 cup flour shopping list
- 2 tsp vanilla shopping list
- 8 egg whites shopping list
- 1/2 cup cream whipped shopping list
- 1/2 bottle of maraschino cherries, drained and chopped shopping list
How to make it
- Drain off any liquids from cheese.
- Beat the ricotta cheese smooth and beat in 1 1/2 cups sugar and vanilla.
- Fork beat egg yolks and beat into mixture just to combine.
- Beat in flour and vanilla.
- Beat whites stiff with remaining sugar and combine with whipped cream.
- Gently fold mixture into cheese mixture.
- Fold in cherries.
- Place mixture in springform pan that has been well buttered and dusted well with graham cracker crumbs.
- This is a 12 inch springform pan
- Pour in mixture ( will almost fill to top ) .
- Bake in a preheated 425F oven for 10 minutes and then reduce heat to 325F and bake 1 hour.
- Turn off heat and let cake cool in the closed oven.
- Remove pan from oven and chill overnight.
- Note: Some crack may appear in the center of the cake especially if mixture was over beaten. Also cake may puff up a bit and fall.
- But the overall cake is high and beautiful.
The Rating
Reviewed by 10 people-
Mmmmmmm, this looks absolutely awesome! Thanks for another "5" fork recipe Midgelet!!!
lor in Toronto loved it -
Can't wait to try dis one ... Love ricotta cheeeeseeeeeee
cholena in Food World loved it -
sounds and looks Delicous
momo_55grandma in Mountianview loved it
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