Easy New York Cheesecake

Hello!

My family loves cheesecakes. Like. We WOULD DIE FOR cheesecakes! Cheesecakes make the world go round. One of the best things about cheesecakes is how versatile and how creative you can play around with the recipe. New York cheesecake is the new white canvas! I do not like the no-bake cheesecakes. Yes, you do not need to heat up your oven and you can dig in a lot faster, but I really dislike the texture and the taste of it is different from a baked cheesecake. I find that baked cheesecakes are more decadent and less well, muak-y. Sorry can’t find any English word for ‘muak’.

My sister recently shared her newly-found cheesecake holy grail. It is so easy and it uses only a couple of ingredients that it’ll take you only a couple of minutes to whip this bad boy up. *whip!whip!

Easy New York Cheesecake

3 sticks of cream cheese (750g), room temperature

3 eggs

2 tablespoon of all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

¼ cup milk

a dash of vanilla essence

1 ¼  cup of finely crushed graham crackers

¼   to ½ cup of melted butter

1. Preheat oven to 325 degree Fahrenheit (300 degrees if using a dark nonstick spring form)
2. Line the insides of a 9-inch spring form with parchment paper. Set aside
3. In a bowl, mix the crushed graham crackers and melted butter together. Press firmly on the bottom and the sides of spring form.
4. Bake for 10 minutes and set aside.
5. In the meantime, mix the cream and sugar together using an electric mixer until well blended.
6. Add in the flour and continue beating.
7. Add in milk and vanilla essence and eggs and beat until combined.
8. Pour the cream cheese batter onto the baked crust.
9. Bake for 35 -45 minutes. The middle should still jiggle while the sides are slightly firm to touch.
10. Let cool in the oven. 
11. Once cooled, let it set in the fridge for 3 hours minimum before cutting and serving.

I recently made a small one recently using a 6" pan by halving the recipe. I find that baked goods are the best birthday gifts. The top browned quite a bit!Yikes. Using a sharp knife I simply carved the caramelised areas and carved some chocolate curls. I used a Cadbury Milk Chocolate Bar. The trick is to keep it at room temperature where it isn't too hard and not melted. Bam! Dark spots covered.

Bon Appétit!

Love,

Soffy