Ricotta Cheesecake

 

Italian Cream Cheese and Ricotta Cheesecake

This ricotta cheesecake was given to me as a child by Mrs. Videccia, the cook of one of my father’s friends. I cherish it every time I make it because I think of her.

Servings: 8

Ingredients

2 (8 ounces) packages of cream cheese, softened

1 (16 ounce) container ricotta cheese

4 large eggs

1 ½ cups white sugar

½ cup butter melted and cooled

3 tablespoons flour

3 tablespoons cornstarch

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1-pint sour cream

Directions

Gather all ingredients.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan.

Mix cream cheese and ricotta cheese together in a mixing bowl until well combined.

Add eggs, sugar, butter, flour, cornstarch, lemon juice, and vanilla; mix until completely smooth together. Stir in sour cream and pour into the prepared pan.

Bake in a preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn the oven off; allow cheesecake to cool in the oven with the door closed for 1 hour more to prevent cracking.

Cool the cheesecake completely in the refrigerator before serving.

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts from Phoenix University in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Phoenix University, then on to Walden University for her master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, Gouche, and pastels. As a political operative having worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 6 blogs that range from art to life coaching, to food, to writing, and opinion or history pieces each week.