Can you bake a cheesecake with a crust in a regular cake pan? I'd like to bake some small cheesecakes for Valentine's day but I only have a 9" and a 10" Springform. I'd like to bake in a 6" cake pan. Is this possible?

I bake my cheesecakes in a regular cake pan...

Yes, but put parchment paper at the buttom.

just a hint.......spray with the pan with "pam"...and then put down the parchment paper...good luck Donna

Here is a potentially dumb question- how do you get them out of a regular pan. I make cheesecake all of the time in springform pans, and I've thought about using regular pans to make all the different sizes, but never really knew the best way to get them out!

TIA,
Suz

Well I would wait til they are like totally cooled off and then place a cake board on top flip it onto the cake board then place another cakeboard so you have a sorta cheescake cakeboard sandwich. and flip it right side up again.
You might even want to put it in the fridge to firm it up before trying to remove it from the pan.
And Lots and lots of pros recommend that you cook cheesecakes in a waterbath.

i agree with chaptlps with the method of getting the cakes out...i leave mine in a fridge overnight....when they cool they should pull away from the sides making them easy to release....Donna