Sunday, November 02, 2008

this is... a favourite recipe i would like to share


Baked Cheesecake
2 cups plain sweet biscuits crumbed - i use chocolate teddy bear biscuits
1/4 cup melted butter
3 cups soft cream cheese
2 eggs
1 cup caster sugar
1 cup fresh cream
2 tsp custard powder
dash vanilla - i love that smell!

Base
Combine biscuit crumbs and melted butter, press into a 22cm pie dish and chill. Preheat oven at 150°C.

Method
Put cream cheese, eggs, caster sugar, fresh cream and custard powder into a big bowl. Beat like mad and add the vanilla. The mixture should be creamy and smooth. Spoon into the crumb base and sprinkle a few biscuit crumbs on top. Bake at 150°C. When the cake starts splitting on top it's done. It should be pale gold on top. Use this as a basic cheesecake recipe. You can add fruit but it is simply lovely made in the traditional way. Serve thick slices with good strong coffee!

I would love to ask Strawberry Kisses for her suggestion for our 'This Is...' theme for next week!

Photo credits: 1. cheesecake for Lianna!, 2. Vegan Cloudberry Cheesecake, 3. new york style cheese cake

12 comments:

Liesl said...

Oh lovely - there is nothing better than a really good cheesecake recipe. I like the idea of using the custard powder in it too (had never thought of that before ... it must help set it?).

Great topic this week!

CurlyPops said...

Oooh yummy...I love baked cheesecake. This one is getting printed for the recipe folder!

ashley said...

mmmm...cheesecake, great choice~ thanks for picking me~ will have a good think about it and post mid-week;)
Ashley

Maureen Reynolds said...

I wish I had some cheesecake Right Now for breakfast. It IS a breakfast food isn't it?!?!?

Sharon said...

Ooo! That's different to my cheesecake recipe, I'll give this one a go next time!

Jenny said...

This looks like a very delicious recipe-yummy! I am enjoying everyone's recipes-thank you:)

Kate said...

Oh Yum!!

Gingham Skies said...

Ooooooooooh yum!! Thanks for sharing and for the fab theme - I love trying new recipes and can't wait to read everyone's contribution.

Teena Vallerine said...

Yep! That looks yum. Send a slice over here then and I'll get teh kettle on! t.x

Anastasia said...

yum...baked is so much better than fridged cheesecake! dense, creamy, tangy! love it!

ashley said...

hi angela, have posted the theme~ hoping it is a new one {?!}
have a good week,
ashley

Hepburn Hilton said...

Looks yummy! I played to :) http://howtobehappywhensad.blogspot.com/2008/11/this-is-thuesday.html