Baked American Cheesecake
INGREDIENTS:
For the base:
175g/ 6oz/ 1 1/2 cups crushed sweetmeal biscuits
40g/ 1 1/2oz / 3 tbs butter melted
For the topping:
450g/ 1lb / 2 1/2 cups curd cheese or full
fat soft cheese
115g/ 4oz/ 1/2 cup caster sugar
3 eggs
finely grated rind of 1 lemon
15ml/ 1tbsp lemon juice
2,5ml/ 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
15ml/ 1tbsp cornflour
30ml/ 2 tbsp soured cream
150ml/ 1/4pint/ 2/3 cup soured cream
ground cinnamon to decorate
1 Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/gas3. Lightly grease 18 cm loose-based tin.
2 Place the crushed biscuits and butter in the bowl and mix well. Tip into the base of the prepared cake tin and press down firmly with a potato masher.
3 Place the cheese in a bowl, add the sugar and beat well until smooth. Add eggs one at the time, beating well after each addition and then stir in the lemon rind and juice, the vanilla essence, cornflour and sour cream. Beat until smooth
4 Pour the mixture on to the biscuit base and level out. Bake for about 1 1/4 hours, or until the cheesecake has set in the centre. Turn off the oven and leave inside until completely cold.
5 Remove the cheesecake from the tin, top with the soured cream and swirl with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle with cinnamon
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