The cheesecake is one of my favorite cakes. This is an American recipe for a wonderful cheesecake.

Ingredients

• ½ (or 4 oz) cup butter.
  
• 1 ¾ cups finely crushed graham crackers.
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar.
• 4 cups (o 32 oz) cream cheese.
• 1 ¼ cups superfine sugar.
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour.
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• 3 eggs at room temperature.
• 2 egg yolks at room temperature.
• 1 ¼ cups heavy cream.

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
2. Place a small saucepan over low heat and add the butter. Heat until butter melts and remove from the stove.
3. Stir in the melted butter the crushed graham crackers and granulated sugar and then mix.
4. Put the mix in a round cake pan and press tightly into the bottom.
5. Put the cake pan in the oven and bake for 10 minutes and then, let cool in a wire rack.
6. Increase the oven temperature to 400ºF.
7. With a electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until creamy in a bowl.
8. Add gradually sugar and flour and beat until smooth.
9. Increase the speed beat in the vanilla extract and add the eggs and yolks one a time.
10. Finally, beat in heavy cream using the mixer‘s fastest speed. The mixture will be light and creamy.
11. Grease the sides of cake pan with butter, pour in the filling and smooth the top.
12. Bake the cheesecake for 15 minutes.
13. Reduce the temperature to 200ºF and bake for additional 30-40 minutes.
14. Turn off the oven and let the cheesecake inside for 3 hours to cool.
15. Put the cheesecake in the fridge and refrigerate overnight.

 Suggestions

You can use Oreo cookies for a chocolate base instead of graham crackers. You have to remove the cream filling from the cookies!

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