Best Cheese Cake

11 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
  • 2 1/2 lb. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 3/4 c. sugar (for cake)
  • 3 Tbsp. flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. orange rind, grated
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/4 c. milk

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine in a small bowl graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and butter.
  2. 2
    Press firmly over the bottom of a lightly greased 9-inch spring-form pan.
  3. 3
    (Chill briefly before filling.)
  4. 4
    Blend together the cream cheese, sugar, flour and orange rind and beat with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  5. 5
    Add together the eggs and egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in milk.
  6. 6
    Pour into crumb crust.
  7. 7
    Bake in hot oven (475°) for 10 minutes.
  8. 8
    Lower temperature to 200° and bake 1 hour longer. Let cake remain in oven until cool (about 1 hour).
  9. 9
    Remove from oven; cool completely on wire rack.
  10. 10
    Loosen around edge with a knife; release.

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