Boston Cream Cheesecake Recipe

What You Need

1

pkg. (1-layer size) yellow cake mix

3

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

3/4

cup granulated sugar

2

tsp. vanilla, divided

3/4

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

3

eggs

2

oz. BAKER'S Unsweetened Chocolate

3

Tbsp. milk

2

Tbsp. butter or margarine

1

cup powdered sugar

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 325°F if using a silver springform pan (or to 300ºF if using a dark nonstick springform pan). Grease bottom of pan; set aside. Prepare cake batter as directed on package; pour into prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 min. (or 20 to 25 min. if using dark pan) or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool.

BEAT cream cheese, granulated sugar and 1 tsp. of the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over cake layer in pan.

BAKE 40 to 45 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan.

PLACE chocolate, milk and butter in medium microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted, stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add powdered sugar and remaining 1 tsp. vanilla; mix well. Spread over cooled cheesecake. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Sweets can add enjoyment to a balanced diet, but remember to keep tabs on portions.

How to Soften Cream Cheese

Place completely unwrapped packages of cream cheese in small microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 30 sec. or until slightly softened.

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dianelyon2

posted:2/7/2013

Made this for a Birthday Party. Everyone loved it and it turned out gorgeous. I didn't love it myself, but I enjoyed it. It got rave reviews from the family and I was very proud to serve it. So easy to make and looked picture perfect. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

NMKUEHN

posted:12/31/2011

This cheesecake is so good. One of my favorite's & easy to make!!!

helenfye

posted:4/27/2010

for once the family said it was almost too sweet for the size pieces they wanted. We really liked it.

jaqline0

posted:3/18/2010

Love this recipe! I altered it a little...I used the Jif yellow cake recipe, but I make the bottom layer chocolate then make the cheesecake layer and cover with chocolate frosting and place another yellow layer of top and cover entire cake with frosting. It makes a tall excellent looking cake, I also place strawberries around the outside.

qkcats

posted:2/11/2010

They don't make a 1 layer size cake mix so what I did was use a regular yellow cake mix and used about 1 1/2 cups of the batter for the bottom of the cheesecake. It does cook in 20 minutes with that amount. Also, to change it up a bit, I used red velvet cake mix (only 1 1/2 cups of the batter) and followed the recipe as directed except omitted the chocolate topping and used cream cheese frosting stirred with 1/4 hot water for the top. It was a HIT!!!!

batclean

posted:11/26/2009

The cake makes a great crust for the cheesecake and the chocolate topping really makes it special! I used the whole cup of cream and added more chocolate to make extra chocolate sauce as it is our favorite part.

gne98

posted:11/22/2008

This needs to be updated! I followed the recipe and the yellow cake was not done. Who would have known by reading the recipe that it should have been cooked through. I was thinking it will cook more in the cheesecake stage. What a waste of money.

ASXL41

posted:2/11/2008

Love this one! I had to do a lot of things everyone suggested. Just take you time with it. My family and friends are big fans of this when I make it.

Marilo4102

posted:1/11/2008

It was pretty good but not really my fav. I perfer regular cheesecakes than this one. But everyone did like it and it looked pretty. It actually tasted like a boston cream cake not like a cheesecake. I'm more of a cheesecake person than reg cakes.

mrsb710

posted:1/2/2008

The recipe calls for a one-layer cake mix. I used a two-layer mix and I had to use a larger pan and bake it longer(40 minutes). Everyone loved it but I thought the cake was tough(probably because I overbaked it). I will definitely make this again and use the correct cake mix. Then I would probably give it 5 stars