Funfetti cheesecake

So this was my big Easter dessert this year. I haven't made a cheesecake for awhile so I had to make one even if I couldn't show it off at my moms Easter dinner. So instead I decided to bring it to my husbands moms Easter dinner. It was very tasty and easy so here's the recipe. 

First empty 1 cup of graham cracker crumbs into a medium bowl. 

Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a microwaveable bowl. 

Add the butter to the graham cracker crumbs and mix.  

Then take a springform pan and some parchment paper, and trace and cut out the bottom of the pan.

Then after putting the pan together cut a long piece of parchment paper to go around the pan. (This step is not necessary but I like to do it so the cake comes out smooth) Another tip is to wet the parchment paper on the sides to make it stick down better. 

Once you have lined your pan empty the graham cracker butter mixture into the bottom and flatten it out. Bake it in the oven for 5 minutes just to set it.

Next we move onto the cake part. Normally I would use 3 bricks of cream cheese but I was making a smaller cake then usual so I just used two. So take your cream cheese and put it in the bowl of a stand mixer.

Add the sugar.

The eggs.

And vanilla extract.

Then mix it all together on medium speed.

It should have no lumps and be creamy like this!

Since this is a funfetti cheesecake next I added the sprinkles. 

My suggestion is to not use the little ball ones because the colour really runs but it was all I had so it's what I used! So the best thing to do is to gently mix the sprinkles in so it doesn't run as much. 

After that pour the batter on top of the graham cracker crust. 

I then added more sprinkles on top to make it look better! 

Then bake the cheesecake for 30-50 minutes depending on your oven and the size of cheesecake you are making. Usually the top will start to crack a little when it's done. This is the baked cheesecake which looks just like the pre-baked cheesecake because of all of those sprinkles that are hiding all the imperfections. 

Once the cheesecake has cooled on the counter for about an hour cover and put it in the fridge to chill overnight. Then take it out and remove the spring form pan. The parchment paper should make it come out perfectly. 

Now to the decoration. I can never have a cheesecake without whipping cream so I always decorate it with that! Pour about a cup of whipping cream into a bowl, container or anything you want (I used the little container that came with my hand blendr) and add in 1/4 cup of icing sugar. Mix it with a hand blender (or whip it with a regular mixer or even by hand if you really have to) keep mixing until it gets really stiff. I then always put it in a bag with a pastry tip to make it fancy, this one I just used a round tip because I wanted to keep it simple but you can do whatever you'd like. 

Decorate the top with the whipping cream, anyway you'd like! 

Since I was making this cake for Easter I had to add a bit of Easter flare to it so I put little egg m&m's on each whipping cream puff! Which I think turned out pretty cute! Hope you enjoy this yummy cheesecake! 

Funfetti cheesecake 

Crust 

Ingredients

1 cup graham cracker crumbs

1/4 cup melted butter

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. Line a spring form pan with parchment paper. In a small bowl melt the butter in the microwave for 30 seconds. In another bowl pour the Graham cracker crumbs and add the butter. Mix until combined and pour onto the prepared pan. Pat down so that the crumbs are even and place in the oven for 5 minutes to set.

Filling

Ingredients

2 250g packages cream cheese

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup sprinkles

Directions 

In the bowl of a stand mixer add all ingredients but sprinkles. Mix on medium speed until combined and creamy. Gently mix in sprinkles and pour on top of prepared crust. Add extra sprinkles on top of cake and then bake it for 30-50 minutes depending on your oven. (Mine took about 35 minutes to cook) Once done remove from oven and leave on counter for an hour to cool. Then cover and place in the fridge over night.

Decoration

Ingredients

1 cup whipping cream 

1/4 cup icing sugar

Directions

Pour whipping cream and sugar into a container and mix with a hand blender until stiff. Place in a bag with a pastry tip and decorate the top of the cheesecake and enjoy!