Baked Cheesecake

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Has anyone got the Nigella Recipe and instructions - promised to make one for party on Sunday but I am too cheap to buy the book!!

Thanking you. XXX

Or any receipe for a plain baked cheesecake not necessarily Nigellas??

Is this the one?

New York Cheesecake

For the crust:
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons or 9 ounces graham crackers crushed to fine crumbs
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
¾ cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
9-inch spring form pan

For the topping:
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 ½ pounds cream cheese
6 large eggs, separated
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sour cream
½ teaspoon salt
Zest of one lemon
Confectioners? sugar, for dusting
Raspberries or blackberries to serve

Mix together the crushed crackers, melted butter, and 3 tablespoons of sugar, and press into the base of the spring form pan. Put into the refrigerator for about half and hour to set.
Preheat the oven to 325oF. In a large bowl, mix together the remaining sugar and cornstarch. Beat in the cream cheese, egg yokes, and vanilla, either by hand or using an electric beater. Slowly pour in both creams, beating constantly. Add the salt and lemon zest. Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks, then fold into the cheese mixture. Scoop onto the chilled base. Bake for 1-1 ½ hours without opening the oven door, until the cheesecake is golden-brown on top. Turn off the heat and let the cake stand in the oven for 2 more hours. Then open the door, take it out, and let it stand for a further hour. Serve chilled, dusted with confectioners? sugar and berries.
Serves 12-14

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try again

Thanks guys - oh by the way what is heavy cream??

Heavy cream is single cream. It's thick but can be poured and can be whipped into whipped cream if necessary. Double cream is just too thick IMO to be used in place of "heavy cream" but anyone is free to correct me on that.

Let me know if you'd like my recipe, too. It's unbelievably good, and wherever I go, I'm asked for the recipe. And I'm a terrible baker ordinarily. It will take some time to write up the recipe, so if you don't need it I won't post it. But if you do think it sounds interesting, I'd be more than happy to post it.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm. Did someone mention cheesecake ?

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Ooooh, Never mind Big Cook Little Cook, James Martin can make me a cheesecake any time!!!

Ever since Entenmanns stopped selling their stuff in the UK I have had to go cold turkey with the cheesecake. God I miss it, and their chocolate fudge brownie, and their coffee and walnut cake!

Thanks chaps - am getting excited about making cheesecake already yummy yummy!!

expatkat - would love your recipe too honey - I could do a road test of each one before Sunday - ha ha - am not really pregnant just consumed 4 cheesecakes!!

Though this is a terribly easy recipe, it is done in three stages. Each stage has its own ingredients. You'll see I've matched up each set of ingredients with each step in the baking process by giving them the same number. I haven't made all the conversions from American to British measurements, but I have made some. You may need to consult a chart for the other myseterious conversions

Ingredients:

1.5 cups digestive biscuit crumbs (or equivalent)
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter (about 1/4 of an ordinary block of butter. Doesn't have to be precise.)

2
1 lb/450 grams of Philadelphia cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

3
1 pint/470 ml sour cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla

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1. Mix crumbs, sugar & butter, then pad sides of 9'' or 10'' springform pan with removeable bottom. Sprinkle bottom of pan with 2 TB of crumbs. Save 2TB for top of cake.

2. Preheate oven to 375 degrees Farenheit. Mix cream cheese, sugar, eggs & vanilla in mixing machine until smooth. Pour into prepared pan and bake in the middle of the oven fo r22-25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cake cool on rack for 15 mins.

3. Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla by hand, then carefully spoon mixture over cake & sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Raise oven temp to 475 degrees Farenheit and bake cake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, cool on rack & refrigerate. It apparently freezes well, if well covered.

Why have Entemanns stooped selling here? I used to eat it loads . But needed to lose a few pounds. Hadn't noticed the absence - but would hate to think I have tasted my last Chocolate fudge brownie cake - at 95% free - does that mean if I only eat 95% I don't eat any fat at all