Dessert Recipes - Rich Vanilla Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

• 200 g/7 oz/1 small packet of digestive biscuits (graham crackers), crushed

• 75 g/3 oz/1/3 cup unsalted (sweet) butter, melted, plus extra for greasing

• 750 g/1 1/2 lb/3 cups full fat soft cheese

• 225 g/8 oz/1 cup caster (superfine) sugar

• 2 eggs

• 5 ml/1 tsp vanilla essence (extract)

• 150 ml/2/3 cup soured (dairy sour) cream

• Grated nutmeg, to decorate

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Method:

1. Mix the crushed biscuits into the butter. Press into the base and a little way up the sides of a 20 cm/8 in deep, round, loose-bottomed cake tin (pan).

2. Beat the cheese with the sugar, eggs and vanilla until smooth. Turn into the prepared tin and smooth the surface.

3. Bake in a preheated oven at 150°C/300°F/gas mark 2 for 1-1 1/4 hours or until just set. Turn off the oven and leave to cool in the oven. Chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.

4. Decorate the top with swirls of soured cream and dust with grated nutmeg.