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Cheesecake

Course: Cake

Ingredients

  • Crust
  • 2 cups graham wafer crumbs
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup butter melted
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  • Filling
  • 2 ½ pounds cream cheese
  • 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • ¼ cup whipping cream
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  • Topping
  • Fresh or canned fruit whipping cream

Instructions

  • Combine crumbs, sugar and butter. Press into bottom and sides of 10” spring form pan. Chill while preparing filling.
  • Blend cream cheese, sugar, flour, grated rinds and vanilla in large mixer bowl at high speed. Beat in eggs and yolks, one at a time, beat until smooth, scraping bowl with spatula. Beat in whipping cream. Pour over crust.
  • Bake at 500°F on bottom oven rack for 10 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 250°F and bake on middle oven rack for 60 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack. Serve at room temperature with your favourite topping.