New York Cheesecake Recipe | American Cheesecake Recipe

New York Cheesecake

 Ingredients :

 For crust

• digestive biscuits - 100g
• butter - 60 ml/ 4tbs

  For cream cheese mix

• cream cheese - 300g (1.25 cups)
• sugar - 60 g ( 5 tbs )
• sour cream - 150 g (7 tbs )
• eggs - 2
• fresh cream - 100 ml
• corn flour - 15 g (1.5 tbs )
• lemon juice - 1 tbs
• vanilla essence - 1 tsp

 Method

  step 1 : prepare cake tin

• grease a 17 cm spring form pan, very well with butter
• wrap its bottom with aluminium foil
• this is to prevent leaking of water into the tin while giving water bath
• keep this aside

 step 2 : preheat oven

• preheat the oven at 150 degree Celsius

  step 3 : prepare crust

• crush the biscuits into a fine powder using a food processor, or bag and rolling pin
• add in the butter and mix well
• when you press it, it should hold the shape; add in more butter if needed
• press it evenly using the bottom of a glass

 step 4 : prepare cream cheese mixture

• into a large mixing bowl, add in the cream cheese (@ room temperature)
• add in the sugar
• beat well until creamy
• add in sour cream and mix well
• add in 2 eggs one at a time and beat well until incorporated
• add in the cream and mix well
• now add in corn flour and combine well
• finally add in lemon juice and vanilla essence and mix well

 step 5 : baking

• pour the cream cheese mixture over the prepared crust
• place the tin in a baking tray
• pour in boiling water into the tray carefully up to 1.5 cm height of cake tin
• place this in the preheated oven and bake at 150 degree Celsius for 1 hour

 step 6 : chilling

• after 1 hour, turn off the oven and keep the oven door slightly
• let the cheesecake to cool slowly in the oven for 1 hour
• remove the cheesecake from oven and water bath
• remove the foil and allow the cake to cool completely
• chill the cake in the refrigerator for overnight
• now cut the cake and serve