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New York cheesecake

Bring a touch of the Big Apple into your home with this smooth and creamy authentic New York cheesecake recipe.

Ingredients:

Base

Filling

Topping

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C and line a 23cm springform cake pan.
  2. To make the base, in a medium saucepan, melt butter and add crumbed biscuits and sugar. Stir.
  3. Press into base of springform pan and bake for 10 minutes.
  4. To make the filling,raise oven temperature to 200°C.
     
  5. Beat cheese at med-low speed with a paddle until cheese is creamy. Add sugar, some salt, and flour and mix together.
  6. Using a whisk, add vanilla, lemon juice and zest, and eggs and beat together. Add three quarters of of the filling’s sour cream and whisk together.
  7. After coating the sides of your springform pan with melted butter, place it on a baking sheet.
  8. Pour the filling and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce oven to 110°C and bake for an additional 25 minutes. Let cool in oven (door open for a smoother cake.)
  9. To make the topping,using all remaining sour cream, add sugar and lemon juice and mix. Spread over top of the cake.
  10. Cover loosely and refrigerate overnight.
  11. Remove from springform pan accordingly and serve.

 

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recipe, dessert, food and wine, cheese cake