Cheesecake

Name: Cheesecake
Ingredients: 2 lb. cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract; 1 1/2 c. sugar; 1/2 c. minus 1 Tbsp. cornstarch; 7 large eggs; 2 c. heavy cream; 1/4 c. lemon juice

8 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

2 lb. cream cheese, at room temperature
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. minus 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
7 large eggs
2 c. heavy cream
1/4 c. lemon juice

Directions

1

Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan and set aside.
2

Place a rack 1/3 of the way up from the bottom of oven.
3

Preheat oven to 350°. Beat cream cheese and butter until soft and smooth.
4

Beat in the vanilla, sugar and cornstarch until the batter is smooth.
5

Reduce to low speed and beat in eggs, one at a time, blending after each addition.
6

Add heavy cream while beating.
7

The mixture will be thin and smooth.
8

Beat in lemon juice.
9

Pour into prepared pan. Place that pan in a larger pan.
10

Into the larger pan, pour hot water to a depth of one inch.