Wednesday, April 25, 2012

perfect cheescake

makes one 10 inch cake

crust:
1/2 lb graham cracker crumbs
3 oz Sugar
4.5 oz butter, melted
dash cinnamon, clove, ginger

… bake 350 F 7 mins or until golden in a spring-form pan.

filling:
1 3/4 C. sugar
6 TBSP cornstarch
2.5 lbs cream cheese, softened
4 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/2 oz vanilla extract
1/4 oz lemon zest
5 fl oz heavy cream

…sift together flour and sugar…

...cream with softened cream cheese…

…beat until smooth…

in a separate bowl: combine eggs, yolks, vanilla, zest…

…add 1/4 of the egg mixture at a time to the cream cheese,

…fully incorporate and scrape bowl with each addition…

… add cream, blend until smooth…

…pour mixture into cooled crust…

Bake 300F for 60-90 mins, until the cake has just "set". "it jiggles as one"

remove from oven...

…carefully run a knife around the edge and allow to cool completely before serving...

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