The easiest recipe for a simple, delicious baked cheesecake. Not too sweet, you can serve it with berries, coulis or a caramel sauce. If you want a creamier texture, use the water bath cooking method, added below.
Baked Cheesecake
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BY YASMINE IDRISS
The easiest recipe for a simple, delicious baked cheesecake. Not too sweet, you can serve it with berries, coulis or a caramel sauce. If you want a creamier texture, use the water bath cooking method, added below.
INGREDIENTS
- 900g cream cheese, room temp
- 3/4 cup caster sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs , room temp
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1/3 cup plain flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 Zest of lemon , (optional)
METHOD
Preparation
- 1)
Preheat your oven to 200C
- 2)
In a large bowl, whisk the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
- 3)
Add the flour and baking powder and mix until incorporated. Whisk.
- 4)
Add the eggs then whisk. Add the cream then then whisk again until light and fluffy.
- 5)
Line an 9” springform tin with a crunched up sheet of baking paper.
- 6)
Pour the batter into the tin and bake for 40-45 minutes or until golden on the edges but still jiggly. It will set while cooling. See note below regarding water bath.
- 7)
Leave to cool completely in the oven, with the oven door open then chill in the fridge overnight.
Notes
Ideally, this cheesecake should be baked in a water bath. That will allow it to cook slowly, at a more consistent pace and you will end up in a creamier consistency. All you have to do is wrap the exterior of the tin extra tightly in 2 layers of aluminum foil to make it water tight. Then bake it in a roasting tin filled up to midway in hot water from the kettle.
Based on the recipe by @succulentbite.