Desserts

Spider Web Pumpkin Cheesecake

photo by:kraft

The trick w/sour cream topping is it has 2 be REAL sour cream not the fat free stuff & you have 2 let it sit out for a bit before spreading & the cake cannot be hot, let it...read more

posted by

Tiggersgirl18

on 11/24/2009

time

prep:

15 min

total:

6 hr 10 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)

Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

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

3/4

cup sugar

can (15 oz.) pumpkin

Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice

eggs

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

tsp. butter or margarine

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

MIX cookie crumbs and melted butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add pumpkin and spice; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

BAKE 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set; cool slightly. Carefully spread sour cream over top of cheesecake. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.

MICROWAVE chocolate and 1 tsp. butter in microwaveable bowl on MEDIUM (50%) 30 sec.; stir until chocolate is completely melted. Drizzle over cheesecake in spiral pattern. Starting at center of cheesecake, pull toothpick through lines from center of cheesecake to outside edge to resemble a spider's web. Refrigerate 4 hours.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Looking for a dessert to make for Halloween? This special-occasion dessert is sure to fit the bill since it makes enough to serve a crowd of 16.

Make it Easy

For easy drizzling, pour melted chocolate into small plastic bag. Snip off a small piece from one of the bottom corners of the bag. Gently squeeze bag to drizzle chocolate over cheesecake as directed.

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Tiggersgirl18

posted:11/24/2009

The trick w/sour cream topping is it has 2 be REAL sour cream not the fat free stuff & you have 2 let it sit out for a bit before spreading & the cake cannot be hot, let it sit for about an hour. You can also add powdered sugar to the sour cream, but honestly it shouldn't be that bad if you are are putting the chocolate over it!

KelC571

posted:11/12/2009

I was a little freaked out about doing a sour cream topping, so I opted for store-bought cream cheese icing. Everyone raved about how delicious it was!! This recipe is definitely a keeper!

lizbeth6180908

posted:10/23/2009

I sometimes make regualar cheesecake with a sour cream topping but I added a Tbl of sugar to it and vanilla. It's good!

PandaBear0916

posted:10/23/2009

I agree with most of the reviewers...the sr cream topping is not that good. I used cream cheese frosting for the topping instead (let harden a little before trying to add drizzle...makes it stick better). The chocolate crust and choc from the drizzle is a good mix. I added some plastic spiders (like those small plastic spider rings that kids wear) on top for some cute decor. The taste is great and everyone always loves this dish!

a cook

posted:9/3/2009

I also used stencils I bought from Michaels craft store to decorate the top.

a cook

posted:2/28/2009

ok. i didnt like the sourcream topping. instead i use buttercream fosting and added pumpkin spice and beated it together tell it tasted good.

mmp6200

posted:10/26/2008

I omitted the topping portion of this recipe. The recipe was quick and easy but I thought the cheesecake was bland. Next time I would add more pumpkin and more spices. I prefer whipped cream topping as opposed to the sour cream topping.

rcw605

posted:10/25/2008

Major changes to make this recipe a 4 star!Fist thing: I used a recipe from Very Best Baking for the pumpkin cheesecake. It included this for the cheesecake:Pumpkin Pie Mix(30 oz), 1/2 cup brown sugar,1 tsp Cinnamon,and cut down to 1 box of cream cheese, 2 eggs. Second thing: I tried the sour cream with sugar (b/c of suggestions) and it was gross with the pie, so I switched to cool whip. Much better after the adjustments were made.

susymd

posted:11/19/2007

Very easy and impressive. I added 2 Tbsp sugar to sour cream for topping. Looks great served on white cake stand. I made it for Halloween and will be making it again for Thanksgiving minus the spider web design.

a cook

posted:11/7/2007

I made this recipe for a family halloween party and everyone LOVED it.. the kids even liked it!! unfortunately it didn't look exactly like the picture, my swirls weren't as neat but I recieved tons of compliments on it! They all said it was a cute addition to the party!