Cheesecake

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Added Mon Apr 30 2007

This is a moist cheese cake that will grace any table - simply the best.

Course Dessert and Sweets
Cuisine America
Serves 12
Cooking-Time 1hrs 30 mins

By Myrna Young View all 38 recipes

Related categories

Dessert and Sweets, America, featured_cakes, Cheesecake , Nut Free, Party Food, Family Food, Desserts, Sweets,

Ingredients

750 g Cooking or Curd Cheese
10 Tbsp Caster Sugar
6 - 8 Digestive Biscuits
75 g Butter
5 Eggs
2 Tbsp Lemon Juice

Method

1. Heat oven to 160°C

2. Beat cheese and sugar for 10 minutes

3. Meanwhile, crumble biscuits with a rolling pin and mix with melted butter and line a large loose-bottomed tin

4. Add eggs one at a time to the cheese mixture, beating well between each one then add the lemon juice. (The mixture will be very runny at this time)

5. Pour the mixture over the biscuit base and cook for 35 minutes then leave for one hour in the oven with the oven turned off

6. When cool, spread the sour cream or smetana over the top and decorate with fruit or chocolate vermicelli

Recent Comments Add your comment

I have tasted this cheese cake as made by Myrna and I can tell you that it is beyond delicious - it is truly fantastic!!!

by Jacquie on Fri Dec 7 2007 reply to this comment
People can get really complicated with cheesecake (or curdcake), but this is as I think it should be. Simple and more-ish. Beautiful.

by Kitchen Angel on Tue May 13 2008 reply to this comment
Thank you for this very good and simple cheesecake recipe... I love it!

by Charlottev on Wed Nov 19 2008 reply to this comment
Yes, I made this and OH BOY what a fantastic result!

by King Cook 72 on Thu Jan 8 2009 reply to this comment
The best traditional recipe i've found - fantastic you just got to bake it.

by Michele H on Thu Jan 8 2009 reply to this comment
I modified this recipe for cooking in an Aga and it still turned out fine. Needs a bit of fine tuning but then this isnt designed for an Aga!

by baugassur on Fri Sep 4 2009 reply to this comment
I have never used an Aga so am very pleased you could adapt it.

by Myrna Young on Fri Sep 4 2009 reply to this comment
Loved this cheesecake... Nice & simple to make.. I'm not much of a cook, but i do like to try to bake with niece and nephew so this was simple enough lol. x

by kittiepurrrrr on Wed Sep 16 2009 reply to this comment
This is THE cheesecake. forget all others. I added some very finely grated lemon zest to add even more lemony flavour. Yum!

by jisi on Thu Jan 21 2010 reply to this comment
I'd really like to try this tomorrow...can I use lemon curd in place of cooking curd???

by swishyfresh on Thu Mar 25 2010 reply to this comment
No way. This is a cheesecake recipe and i have absolutely no idea how it would work with lemon curd.

by Myrna Young on Thu Mar 25 2010 reply to this comment
Lovely recipe, very like my one. But I replace the digestives with ginger nuts when using a lemon flavoured cheese filling. And use real vanilla seeds with a digestive base.

by Josa on Fri Jul 9 2010 reply to this comment
I have used ginger nuts as well and really like it, but they are much harder to crumble so often use half and half. Have never tried the vanilla seeds.

by Myrna Young on Sun Jul 11 2010 reply to this comment
What is cooking/curd cheese? Is it cream cheese or can this be substituted?Thanks.

by ellenmatilda on Fri Jul 16 2010 reply to this comment
Go into Waitrose or Sainsbury and buy curd cheese or go into any delicatessan and buy cooking/curd cheese. It is not as creamy and I think is not as fat as cream cheese. Curd cheese is also cheaper than cream cheese but I am sure the cake will be lovely with it anyway.

by Myrna Young on Fri Jul 16 2010 reply to this comment
LOVE IT!!!!! ..... Made it twice now, and has been a big hit! Thanks again! :)

by Cloggswild on Fri Aug 13 2010 reply to this comment