By Raeela Khalid
Assalam-o-Alaikum wr wb everyone! Today I am sharing my New York Cheesecake recipe with you. I love this cake, it has an unforgettable taste that you cant resist. This cheesecake is very good on its own but you can also serve it with fresh berries or a fruit sauce.
New York cheesecake
Makes one – 9 inch (23 cm) cheesecake.
Ingredients
Crust
2 cups (200 grams) Graham Cracker Crumbs or finely crushed Digestive Biscuits
1 tablespoon (15 grams) granulated white sugar
1/2 cup (113 grams) melted butter
Cheesecake Filling
1 tablespoon (4 grams) freshly grated lemon zest
1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar
3 tablespoons (27 grams) all-purpose flour
32 ounces (900 grams) cream cheese, room temperature (use full fat, not reduced or fat-free cream cheese)
1 teaspoon (4 grams) pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
5 large (250 grams) eggs, at room temperature
1/3 cup (80 ml/grams) heavy whipping cream, at room temperature (cream with a 35-40% butterfat content)
Topping
1 cup (240 grams) sour cream, at room temperature (not low fat or fat-free)
2 tablespoons (30 grams) granulated white sugar
1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) with the oven rack in the center of the oven. Butter, or spray with a non-stick vegetable spray, a 9-inch (23 cm) round springform pan.
Crust
In a medium-sized bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter and stir until all the crumbs are moistened (can also make the crust in your food processor). Press the crumbs evenly over the bottom and about 1 inch (2.5 cm) up the sides of the springform pan. Cover and refrigerate while you make the filling.
Filling
In a small bowl, rub the lemon zest into the sugar. Stir in the flour.
In the bowl of your electric stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment (or with a hand mixer), place the cream cheese, sugar mixture, and vanilla extract. Beat on medium-low speed until smooth, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well (about 30 seconds) after each addition. Add the whipping cream and beat until incorporated. Remove the crust from the refrigerator and pour in the filling. Place the springform pan on a larger baking pan, to catch any drips, and place in the oven.
Bake for 15 minutes and then lower the oven temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) and continue to bake for about another 60 – 70 minutes or until firm (the center of the cheesecake will still look a little wet, and if you gently shake the pan the cheesecake will jiggle just a bit). Remove from oven and place on a wire rack.
Topping
Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine the sour cream, sugar, and vanilla extract. Spread the topping over the warm cheesecake and return to the oven to bake for about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack. Immediately run a knife or spatula around the inside edge of the pan to loosen the cheesecake (helps prevent the surface from cracking as it cools). Let cool completely at room temperature and then place in the refrigerator, uncovered, to chill for about one hour. Then cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.
To Freeze
Place the cooled cheesecake on a baking pan and freeze, uncovered, until firm. Then wrap in foil and place in a freezer bag or container. Seal and return to freezer. Can be frozen for several months. Thaw uncovered cheesecake in the refrigerator overnight.
Tips
To see if you have the right amount of crumbs to melted butter is, once you have mixed the ingredients together, squeeze some in your hand. If the crumbs hold together, then its ready to press into your pan.
For the cheesecake filling, make sure to use full-fat (regular) cream cheese and have it, as well as the eggs and cream, at room temperature.
In order to prevent cracks make sure you beat the ingredients at low speed.
Beat the ingredients only until they are nice and smooth.
For checking if the cheesecake is done, shake the pan gently, it should still wobble a little, and the center will still look a little wet.
Once baked, immediately run a knife or spatula around the inside edge of the cheesecake, because the cheesecake does shrink as it cools.
For the best texture and flavor refrigerate the cheesecake for at least 24 hours before serving.
About the Author
I am Raaela Khalid and I run a small home-based business of baking and cake decorating. I have experience from different schools of baking and cake decorating and other short courses. I love to make new recipes for my daily meals as well as for any cake orders, and for that reason, I am always looking for new delightful and mouth-watering recipes. In my journey I have tried lots of recipes and sometimes improvise them according to my familys taste, my family is as keen for tasty food as I am so my search never stops!
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