Recipe #35 Classic Baked Cheesecake

Servings- 12

Ingredients

Base
-1 cup multigrain biscuits crumbs
-1 tbsp powdered sugar
-3 tbsp cold butter (unsalted)

Filling
-226 grams/1 pack of cream cheese (I use Philadelphia Cream Cheese)
-1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
-1 tbsp lemon juice
-2 tbsp vanilla essence
-3 eggs, lightly beaten

Method

-In a bowl, mix sugar and biscuit crumbs, cut the butter into small pieces and using your fingers, rub the butter with the biscuits crumb until butter well incorporated

-Grease a 7 inch spring base pan, pour in the crumbs mix and press it evenly and bake it in a preheated oven at 180 deg c for 10 mins. Cool it 

-In a large bowl, using an electric beater, beat in sugar and cream cheese until well incorporated, add vanilla essence and lemon juice. Add eggs, beat on a low speed. Pour the filling in the cool biscuit pan

-Bake it at 180 deg c for 45-5 minutes or until the centre is almost set

-Cool it for 10 mins

- Carefully remove it from the springform pan and place it in the refrigerator for 1 hour before serving

-Serve it as it is or with any berry coulis

-Happy Baking