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[Fiyero]

How much did all of the ingredients cost? They sell their whole cheesecakes (12 slices) for $45.

[falafel]

How much did all of the ingredients cost? They sell their whole cheesecakes (12 slices) for $45.

Less than that, for sure. I bought a bunch of other things at the store too, and I bought more than I needed, so that will skew the cost (e.g. 18 eggs, but I only needed 5 for the cheesecake). I'd say it was about a $20 cheesecake.

[Fiyero]

The Cheesecake Factory's Banana Cream Cheesecake:

20 vanilla sandwich cookies
1/4 cup margarine
24 oz cream cheese
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
3 eggs
3/4 cup mashed bananas (about 2)
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350

Place cookies in a blender until finely crushed.

Add margarine; process with pulses until blended. Press crumb mixture onto bottom of 10" springform pan; refrigerate.

Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add sugar and cornstarch; beat until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas, whipping cream, and vanilla. Pour cream cheese mixture into prepared crust. Place pan on cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes.

Reduce oven temperature to 200 and continue baking 75 minutes or until center is almost set. Loosen edge of cheesecake; cool completely on wire rack before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate uncovered for 6 hours.

Allow cheesecake to stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving.