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My husband's two favorite desserts are  New York style Cheesecake and Pumpkin Pie. For his birthday I made him a rich and delectable Pumpkin Cheesecake . I adapted this recipe from several different recipes. I took Martha Stuart's & Paula Deen's pumpkin cheesecake recipes, Libby's original pumpkin pie recipe, and also used another recipe that had a sinful caramel pecan topping for the cheesecake. I am still dreaming about the caramel topping. This recipe is perfection ! Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe INGREDIENTS For the crust 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs (10 whole crackers) 3 T. brown sugar 1 T. white sugar 1/2 t. cinnamon 4 T. unsalted butter, melted For the filling 4 packages (8 oz. each) bar cream cheese, very soft 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup sour cream 3 T. all- purpose flour 1 cup canned pumpkin puree 1 t. ground cinnamon 1/2 t. ginger 1/4 t. cloves 1 T. vanilla extract 1/2 t. salt 4 large eggs, room temperature Ingredients for Cara...

This is such an easy and yummy recipe. I prefer this recipe cold after it has been refrigerated after one day. Others prefer it served warm out of the oven. It almost tastes like cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing. Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars INGREDIENTS * 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened * 1 cup white sugar * 1 egg yolk * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent rolls * 1/4 cup white sugar * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan. 2. In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and 1 cup sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg yolk and vanilla. Unwrap one package of crescent rolls and cover the bottom of the prepared pan with the unrolled crescents, pressing the seams together to seal. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the crescents. Unwrap the second package of rolls and lay them over the top of the cream cheese layer, pressing seams together to form a solid layer. C...

New York Cheesecake INGREDIENTS * 10 whole cinnamon graham crackers, crushed * 2 tablespoons butter, melted * 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese * 1 1/2 cups white sugar * 3/4 cup milk * 4 eggs * 1 cup sour cream * 1 tablespoon vanilla extract * 1/4 cup all-purpose flour DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 9 inch springform pan. 2. In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter. Press onto bottom of springform pan. 3. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese with sugar until smooth. Blend in milk, and then mix in the eggs one at a time, mixing just enough to incorporate. Mix in sour cream, vanilla and flour until smooth. Pour filling into prepared crust. 4. Bake in oven for 10 minutes at 400`, then lower temperature to 200` for the next 50 minutes. Turn the oven off, and let cake cool in oven with the door closed until the oven has cooled (about 1 ½ hours); this prevents cracking. Chill in refrigerator until serving. (Preferably overnight)...