Company Cheesecake
Company Cheesecake with it’s rich cherry or strawberry glaze is awesome. Cheesecake is one of our favorite desserts. I have several that I like a lot. I especially love eating rich chocolatey cheesecakes when we go out to eat.
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But when I want to go back to basics and just have a classic New York style cheesecake with a strawberry glaze then this is the recipe I go to. I double the standard Betty Crocker recipe and use a 10-inch springform pan. I only use one batch of the strawberry glaze (that’s plenty), although I made a double batch this time since I had so many strawberries.
This classic cheesecake recipe is outstanding and makes a wonderful contribution to your cheesecake collection. A delicious cream cheese filling is topped with a strawberry glaze or a cherry glaze–your preference. I prefer it with the strawberry glaze. The spectacular presentation is certain to wow your guests.
Thankfully, my two boys didn’t inherit my sweet tooth gene. They can usually take or leave desserts – which means they usually leave them. Cheesecake on occasion is about the only thing they allow themselves to have.
This recipe is sure to please the whole family. I had forgotten about this recipe in the Betty Crocker cookbook until having it last year at a party. Oh, my, this is a heavenly dessert!
So, allow yourself to splurge and pamper yourself with this great recipe sometime — for special occasions, or NOT! I guarantee you’ll start drooling as you view these photos.
Company Cheesecake is beautiful, elegant, delicious!
It’s perfect for holidays like Christmas, Valentine’s Day or special occasions like birthdays or anniversaries.
Company Cheesecake with Strawberry Glaze is absolutely superb!
This cheesecake is a great recipe to have for guests — just like the name implies! Company Cheesecake is so rich and delectable. You will LOVE this dessert!
Here’s what I did.
Measure bread crumbs into a mixing bowl. Add sugar.
Add butter.
Stir to combine.
Spray a 10″ springform pan with Baker’s Joy cooking spray since it has the flour in the spray. Press graham cracker mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the springform pan.
Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
Meanwhile, make cream cheese layer: Soften cream cheese.
Blend cream cheese with electric mixer.
Add sugar and grated lemon peel. If I had the time I would have grated my own but I was trying to get this done quickly so settled for the stuff from the spice rack. Add vanilla and eggs.
Blend with a mixer until smooth.
Add cream cheese layer.
Bake at 300 degrees for about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours. Allow cheesecake to cool completely. This will take a couple of hours. The middle of the cheesecake will sink into the cake.
Once cheesecake has cooled. Spread with sour cream and refrigerate a couple of hours.
Meanwhile, make Strawberry Glaze: Wash, hull and slice strawberries.
Mash strawberries with a potato masher.
In a saucepan add sugar and cornstarch. Stir well to combine and remove any remaining lumps.
Add water.
Add strawberries. Stir to combine. Cook until thick.
You can see how thick the Strawberry Glaze is now.
Once cheesecake is cooled add Strawberry Glaze. Refrigerate again until ready to serve. Company Cheesecake is a great dessert for Valentine’s Day, the holidays, or any special occasion birthday or anniversary.
Company Cheesecake is a sumptuous special occasion dessert. This makes a huge cheesecake – probably close to 16-20 servings.
We love Company Cheesecake.
You’ll love it to, especially if you’re either a strawberry lover or a cheesecake lover!
Here’s the recipe.
COMPANY CHEESECAKE
(Recipe from Lydia Grace, Ovilla Road Baptist Church, Ovilla, TX, as adapted from the Betty Crocker Cookbook)
Company Cheesecake
Equipment
- 1 10-inch spring form pan
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 electric mixer
- 2 wooden spoons
- 1 lemon zester or grater
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 sauce pan
- 1 small mixing bowl
- 1 fork
- 1 potato masher
Ingredients
CHEESECAKE:
- 2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs about 32 crackers
- 4 tbsp. granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp. unsalted butter melted
- 40 oz. pkg. cream cheese softened (five 8-ounce blocks)
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. lemon peel grated
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 6 large eggs
- 2 cups sour cream
STRAWBERRY GLAZE:
- 1-2 cups strawberries
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/3 cup water
CHERRY GLAZE:
- 16 oz. can pitted tart cherries reserve liquid
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp. cornstarch
- enough water added to reserved cherry liquid to measure 1 cup total liquid
- 4 drops red food coloring
Instructions
CHEESECAKE:
- Heat oven to 350°.
- Stir together graham cracker crumbs and 4 tbsp. granulated sugar in a small mixing bowl with a fork.
- Mix in butter thoroughly.
- Press mixture evenly in bottom of 10-inch springform pan.
- Bake 10 minutes.
- Cool.
- Reduce oven temperature to 300°.
- Beat cream cheese in large mixer bowl with an electric mixer.
- Gradually add granulated sugar, beating until fluffy.
- Add lemon peel and vanilla.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Pour over crumb mixture.
- Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes until center is firm.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Spread with sour cream and Strawberry Glaze.
STRAWBERRY GLAZE:
- Mash enough fresh strawberries to measure 1 cup.
- Blend 1 cup granulated sugar and 3 tbsp. cornstarch in small saucepan.
- Stir in 1/3 cup water and the strawberries.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
- Boil and stir in minute.
- Cool thoroughly.
CHERRY GLAZE:
- Drain 1 can (1 lb.) pitted red tart cherries, reserving liquid.
- Add enough water to cherry liquid to measure 1 cup.
- Mix ½ cup granulated sugar and 2 tbsp. cornstarch in small sauce pan.
- Stir in the 1 cup liquid.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
- Boil and stir 1 minute.
- Remove from heat; stir in cherries and 4 drops red food coloring.
- Cool thoroughly.
Notes
NOTE: You can use either the cherry or the strawberry glaze. Because of the way the recipe card works, it calculates both strawberry and cherry topping, so the actual calories per serving will be less.
Recipe adapted from Betty Crocker cookbook, circa 1972.
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Nutrition
- 2 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (about 32 crackers)
- 4 tbsp. sugar
- 6 tbsp. butter, melted
- 5 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp. grated lemon peel
- ½ tsp. vanilla
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups sour cream[br]
- [b]STRAWBERRY GLAZE:[/b]
- 1-2 cups strawberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/3 cup water [br]
- [b]CHERRY GLAZE:[/b][br]
- 16-oz. can pitted red tart cherries, reserve liquid
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp. cornstarch
- enough water added to reserved cherry liquid to measure 1 cup total liquid
- 4 drops red food coloring
- Heat oven to 350°.
- Stir together graham cracker crumbs and 4 tbsp. sugar.
- Mix in butter thoroughly.
- Press mixture evenly in bottom of 10-inch springform pan.
- Bake 10 minutes.
- Cool.
- Reduce oven temperature to 300°.
- Beat cream cheese in large mixer bowl.
- Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy.
- Add lemon peel and vanilla.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Pour over crumb mixture.
- Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes until center is firm.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Spread with sour cream and Strawberry Glaze. [br]
- Mash enough fresh strawberries to measure 1 cup.
- Blend 1 cup sugar and 3 tbsp. cornstarch in small saucepan.
- Stir in 1/3 cup water and the strawberries.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
- Boil and stir in minute.
- Cool thoroughly.[br]
- Drain 1 can (1 lb.) pitted red tart cherries, reserving liquid.
- Add enough water to cherry liquid to measure 1 cup.
- Mix ½ cup sugar and 2 tbsp. cornstarch in small saucepan.
- Stir in the 1 cup liquid.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
- Boil and stir 1 minute.
- Remove from heat; stir in cherries and 4 drops red food coloring.
- Cool thoroughly.
Serve this to your guests and they will be wanting seconds!
Company Cheesecake cuts really nicely after you allow it to refrigerate several hours. This is really better making the night before you need it so it sets up really well.
Company Cheesecake is a stunning, elegant dessert that will wow your guests!
Consider making this spectacular cheesecake the next time you have a special occasion.
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Company Cheesecake
Equipment
- 1 10-inch spring form pan
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 electric mixer
- 2 wooden spoons
- 1 lemon zester or grater
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 sauce pan
- 1 small mixing bowl
- 1 fork
- 1 potato masher
Ingredients
CHEESECAKE:
- 2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs about 32 crackers
- 4 tbsp. granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp. unsalted butter melted
- 40 oz. pkg. cream cheese softened (five 8-ounce blocks)
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. lemon peel grated
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 6 large eggs
- 2 cups sour cream
STRAWBERRY GLAZE:
- 1-2 cups strawberries
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/3 cup water
CHERRY GLAZE:
- 16 oz. can pitted tart cherries reserve liquid
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp. cornstarch
- enough water added to reserved cherry liquid to measure 1 cup total liquid
- 4 drops red food coloring
Instructions
CHEESECAKE:
- Heat oven to 350°.
- Stir together graham cracker crumbs and 4 tbsp. granulated sugar in a small mixing bowl with a fork.
- Mix in butter thoroughly.
- Press mixture evenly in bottom of 10-inch springform pan.
- Bake 10 minutes.
- Cool.
- Reduce oven temperature to 300°.
- Beat cream cheese in large mixer bowl with an electric mixer.
- Gradually add granulated sugar, beating until fluffy.
- Add lemon peel and vanilla.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Pour over crumb mixture.
- Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes until center is firm.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Spread with sour cream and Strawberry Glaze.
STRAWBERRY GLAZE:
- Mash enough fresh strawberries to measure 1 cup.
- Blend 1 cup granulated sugar and 3 tbsp. cornstarch in small saucepan.
- Stir in 1/3 cup water and the strawberries.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
- Boil and stir in minute.
- Cool thoroughly.
CHERRY GLAZE:
- Drain 1 can (1 lb.) pitted red tart cherries, reserving liquid.
- Add enough water to cherry liquid to measure 1 cup.
- Mix ½ cup granulated sugar and 2 tbsp. cornstarch in small sauce pan.
- Stir in the 1 cup liquid.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
- Boil and stir 1 minute.
- Remove from heat; stir in cherries and 4 drops red food coloring.
- Cool thoroughly.
8 Comments
Angel
October 20, 2017 at 11:54 pm
I lost my favorite cheesecake recipe by Betty somehow and I have been searching for a similar one for well over a week or more. I needed this to take for a retirement party. I will let you know how they like it. Blessings
Teresa
October 21, 2017 at 7:32 pm
Hi, Angel. This is one of my favorites. The nice thing is you can make either a cherry or a strawberry filling. Both taste superb. Hope the folks at your party enjoy it.
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Diana
January 13, 2013 at 4:09 am
Thank you for publishing this. My mum has a well worn copy of the recipe book this comes from. It’s broken in half and pages are missing. This is theeeeee best cheesecake I have ever eaten and made . I make the cherry glaze and drizzle dark chocolate over the top, I call it my orgasmic cheesecake because it is soo yummy !
Teresa
January 13, 2013 at 1:37 pm
I’ve only made it with the strawberry glaze. That’s fabulous, too.