Simple Way to Prepare Perfect Bake New York cheese cake

Bake New York cheese cake.

You can cook Bake New York cheese cake using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Bake New York cheese cake

1. It's of For the base.
2. It's 250 g of digestive biscuits crushed to fine crumbs.
3. Prepare 150 g of unsalted butter, melted.
4. Prepare 225 g of plus 3 tablespoons caste sugar.
5. It's of For the topping.
6. It's 2 of table spoons cornflour.
7. You need 750 g of cream cheese.
8. You need 6 of large eggs, seperated.
9. It's 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract.
10. You need 150 ml of double cream.
11. It's 150 ml of sour cream.
12. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of sal.
13. Prepare of Zest of 1 lemon.
14. You need of Icing sugar for dusting.

Bake New York cheese cake step by step

1. Mix together the crushed biscuits, melted butter and 3 tablespoons of sugar, and press into the base of a springform tin. Put in the fridge for about half an hour to set solid..
2. Preheat the oven to 170c. While the oven is preheating in a large bowl mix together the remaining sugar, cornflour, cheese, egg yolks and vanilla extract using either an electric mixer or whisk..
3. Slowly pour in the double and sour cream, mixing continuously. Add the salt and lemon zest.
4. Whisk the egg whites to a stiff peak and fold in the cheese mixture. Scoop the mix onto the chilled base and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours..
5. Do not open the oven while baking as this may cause the top to crack. Once the cheesecake is golden brown turn the heat off and leave in the oven for 2 hours with the door closed. Open the oven door and let the cheesecake cool for another hour..
6. Remove from the spring form base and dust with icing sugar before serving.