Birthday Cheesecake

4 packages 8 ounces each cream cheese softened1 ¼ cups 250 g granulated sugar½ cup 115 g sour cream2 teaspoons vanilla extract5 large eggs room temperature½ cup rainbow jimmies or sprinkles
Topping
68 ounces whipped cream
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a bowl mix graham cracker crumbs sugar and melted butter until all the crumbs are coated and the mixture has a coarse sand consistency.
Press the mixture onto the bottom and ⅔ way up a 9inch springform pan that is lined with parchment paper.
Wrap two pieces of heavyduty aluminum foil around the bottom of the sides of the pan. Set aside.
Filling
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment cream the softened cream cheese until smooth.
Add in the sugar and beat on high scraping down the sides as needed until combined.
Add in the sour cream and vanilla extract and mix until the filling is smooth and creamy about 30 seconds.
With the mixer on low add in the eggs one at a time blending well after each addition.
Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and fold in the rainbow jimmies with a spatula.
Pour cheesecake filling into the springform pan.
Place the springform pan into a larger pan and carefully place it in the oven. Pour hot water into the larger pan about 34 inches deep or halfway up the side of the springform pan.
Bake until the top of the cheesecake turns golden about 60 70 minutes. Remove from oven. Let the cheesecake cool on a wire rack.
Topping
When the cheesecake is cooled pipe dollops of whipped topping on top of the cheesecake. Sprinkle some rainbow jimmies on top of the whipped cream.
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