American Cheesecake
Servings
servings
8
Prep time
30
minutesCooking time
1
hourIngredients
30pc shortbread
80g butter
50g Sugar
- Ingredients for the filling
900g Cream cheese, double cream setting
250mg Sour cream or sour cream
250ml Whipped cream
6pc Eggs
300g Sugar
1pc Lemon, juice from it
1Tbsp Vanilla extract
2Tbsp Flour
Directions
- For this American Cheesecake, first, crumble the shortbread biscuits and mix them with the melted butter and sugar.
- Now put the dough in a springform pan, distribute it evenly, press it down well, and put it in the fridge for a moment.
- For the filling, put the cream cheese in a bowl, add the whipped cream, eggs, sugar, sour cream, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and flour, and mix all ingredients briefly (!) With a mixer at maximum medium speed to a smooth mass.
- Then carefully pour the cream cheese cream over the cold biscuit base, distribute it evenly, and let it rest for 10 minutes. In the meantime, preheat the oven to 220 degrees with top and bottom heat.
- Now bake the cake for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 135 degrees and bake the cake for an hour.
- Then turn off the stove without opening the door! This must remain closed for two hours. Only now remove the cake and let it cool in the refrigerator for eight hours.
Notes and Tip
- All ingredients should be at room temperature
- The base or the filling can be refined with various ingredients, for example with nuts, fruit, fruit puree, or even chocolate chips. An American cheesecake is traditionally eaten for dessert.
