Best baked cheesecake
A very basic baked cheesecake recipe. I have tried many different cheesecake recipes and we enjoyed each one of them, but my family always ask for this simple one, without any other flavours added.
Ingredients
- 250 g cream cheese 1 tub/box
- 125 g sour cream 1 small tub
- 70 g sugar
- 3 eggs separated
- Juice of ½ lemon
For biscuit base
- 100 g plain biscuits
- 50 g butter melted
Instructions
- Take the refrigerated ingredients out of the fridge to come to room temperature. Line 21cm round cake tin with baking paper.
- Pre-heat oven to 160°C.
- Put biscuits in a plastic bag. Tap the bag with a rolling pin to crash the biscuits into fine crumbs. Place the biscuit crumbs in a bowl. Mix melted butter thoroughly.
- Tip all the biscuit base mixture in the bottom of the cake tin. Press with back of a spoon to make the cheesecake base. Set aside.
- Using a hand held mixer beat egg whites until it forms a peak first.
- In another bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar until smooth then add sour cream, egg yolks and lemon juice. Beat for a minute to combine well.
- Fold egg whites in the cheese mixture with rubber spatula. Mix thoroughly.
- Pour cheese mixture on the prepared biscuit base in the tin and bake for 40-50 minutes until an inserted skewer comes out clean and top slightly browned.
- Cool in the tin. Delicious served warm or chilled.
Notes
Beat the egg whites before using the beater for cheese as egg whites do not form up well if oil/grease is present.
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Best baked cheesecake I’ve ever made. So easy and not too sweet. Doing my second one today for a birthday. I’m making a berry coulee to serve with the cheesecake this time around.
Quick, easy and delicious
Easy to make and delicious to eat