Copycat Cheesecake Factory Caramel-Coated Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

Cake Crust

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 ½ tbsp butter, softened
• 1 tbsp baking cocoa
• 1 ½ tbsp sugar

Cake Filling

• 2 ½ lb cream cheese, softened
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 1 lemon zest
• 1 orange zest
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 5 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Caramel

• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract