Baked vanilla cheesecake

Baked vanilla cheesecake

This is a dead easy two-step recipe that looks like it took hours (and lots of skill) to make

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Ready in 1 hour

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Crush the biscuits in a food processor (or put in a plastic bag and bash with a rolling pin). Mix with the butter. Press into a 20cm springform tin and bake for 5 minutes, then cool.
  2. Beat the cream cheese with the flour, sugar, a few drops of vanilla, eggs, the yolk and soured cream until light and fluffy. Pour into the tin. Bake for 40 minutes and then check, it should be set but slightly wobbly in the centre. Leave in the tin to cool.
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Know-how

Put a handful of whole raspberries into the base before pouring over the cheese mixture. Mash and sieve a further 200g raspberries and drizzle 2 tbsp over the top, running a knife through any large blobs. Bake as before and serve the rest of the sauce on the side. Top the cheesecake with more fresh raspberries.

Per serving

623 kcalories, protein 6.6g, carbohydrate 38.5g, fat 50.2 g, saturated fat 30.1g, fibre 0.5g, salt 1.01 g

Recipe from olive magazine, July 2005.

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  • 24 December 2007

    HappyBunny rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    What an easy recipe. Just whizz all the stuff in the Magimix, pour it on the base and bake for 40 minutes. That's it. I followed the raspberry tip at the the bottom of the recipe - wonderful flavour! The reason I'm not giving it five stars is because it cracked rather badly as it cooled. I'll definitely make this again.

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  • 31 December 2007

    Chilton Diva rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great recipe! My first baked cheesecake & I've made it about 8 times since I first made it in the summer! I find that the flavour benefits from the addition of a scraped vanilla pod as well as the vanilla extract & I also add a few more biscuits to the base. Adding a few spoons of leftover sour cream (i buy the larger carton) to the top for the last 5mins of cooking adds a really lovely creamy layer to the cake too. A firm favourite!

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  • 16 January 2008

    samantha rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    oh my goodness how yummy!! quick & easy to make, I added some swirls of melted chocolate to this. all the family loved this so it will be a definate feature on our menus in the future.

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    20 March 2008

    DrJ rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Turned out excellent, needed to bake longer than 40 mins tho. I ended up with extra mixture so I dont think it really matters that you put 600g of Cream Cheese in! I didnt put fruit on the base but because I was making it for alot of people so I thought it would be wise to put fruit on top, that way they could get rid of it if they didnt like. Instead I swirled real strawberries on top and it was lovely. Would have liked to use raspberries!

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  • 22 March 2008

    vh1967 commented on this recipe

    To avoid the cheesecake cracking on top, ensure when you turn off the oven you leave the cheese cake in there for about an hour (or overnight with the door open if it is a gas oven, again after the oven has been turned off). Also make sure you do not overcook the cheesecake - it should have a slight wiggle still in the centre at the point you turn the oven off; the cheesecake will continue cooking in the oven once it has been turned off and you do not want it to overcook, but nor do you want it to cook too quickly - this causes the wrinkles to happen on the cheesecake surface.

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  • 27 March 2008

    sandra commented on this recipe

    This is superb and easy to make. My first one never did set in the middle, so next time left for another 15mins and also did as others had said. turned oven off and left for an hour. I used frozen raspberries and worked perfect, also seived icing sugar over top to finish.

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  • 10 April 2008

    Laura rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I cooked this for an extra 15 mins and added a scraped vanilla pod as others have done. I turned off the oven and just left it for half an hour as I didn't have enough time to leave it for the full hour but it turned out great. I will definitely make this again

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    01 June 2008

    Pru commented on this recipe

    I made this for a dinner party and it went down brilliantly - very easy to prepare, I left it in a fan oven for 50 mins after reading the reviews above, but for my cheesecake it was too long and it cracked badly. Next time I wont be so nervous about how much wobbling there was and take it out earlier! Still tasted great though with fresh raspberries and a jar of rasperry coulis as it was easier than make my own. Will make again for sure.

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  • 15 July 2008

    Karen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I added chocolate chips to the recipe and took it out after 35 mins. It could have come out maybe 5 minutes earlier as it was overcooked ever so slightly. It didnt crack ... hopefully that isnt just beginners luck?! It was delicious and everyone loved it!

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  • 26 July 2008

    Debbie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Wow. Well I was impressed. My first ever cheesescake and it turned out really well especially with the rasberries. Shall try the chocolate suggestions next. Its a really simple quick dessert to make which the family will love. I recommed it to anybody, I have made it over 4 times now. Yum Yum Yum.

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  • 13 August 2008

    pj1515 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this was great!made it for a friend when she came over and my husband spent the next 2 days eating it and loved it! i used the vanilla extract with seeds in it and the little black flecks looked lovely against the fat wobbly creaminess of the cake.my only advice would be to perhaps line the bottom of your cake tin as my biscuit base stuck to it even though i have a nonstick springform.

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  • 24 August 2008

    redsnapperuk commented on this recipe

    I have made this recipe twice now. Once with the raspberries (and doubled the digestives & butter) and the second time without raspberries and both times they were fantastic. I found the second time I made the cheesecake that it was better the next day after being in the fridge. Will ABSOLUTELY make again and again.....and again!

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  • 24 August 2008

    redsnapperuk rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 05 September 2008

    Emmsie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this cheesecake several times and it has gone down a storm. I would recommend making double the biscuit base to add that extra bit of crunch. The best combination i have used so far is some mixed summer fruits. Delicious!

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  • 17 September 2008

    Cake Sabina rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made it for a dinner party and followed al the recommendations suggested above. I didnt have any sour cream so I put in 3-4 tbsp of lemon juice and some cream. It tasted just as good. I baked it earlier in the day, and just before serving I warmed it through and served it with Ice cream-It was fantastic! Definately will make it again!

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  • 30 September 2008

    Shona commented on this recipe

    I always thought baked cheescakes were hard to cook - this recipe proved me wrong - its great and EASY!! I agree that it needs more cooking time than 40 minutes, to get a better texture and colour I left it for 50 mins. I am going to make it for the next dinner party - its one of those impressive dishes that look harder than they actually are!

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  • 01 October 2008

    Tracey rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    really easy and very tasty - made for friends who really enjoyed it too.

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  • 21 October 2008

    sloppy joe's commented on this recipe

    method looks easy enough but I couldn't see the ingredients list. Please advice where on the page they are. THANKS

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  • 19 December 2008

    mills commented on this recipe

    i am making this for dessert for xmas dinner, had a trial run and it turned out fantastic, was well impressed. will definitely make this again.

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  • 19 December 2008

    Emily W rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for a party and got lots of compliments, even without the extra raspberries or sauce! Nice and easy too! Might be worth beating the cream cheese on its own first to soften it a bit, as it took a while to get it to mix in properly.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Ready in 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 8 digestive biscuits
  • 50g butter , melted
  • 600g cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 175g caster sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs , plus 1 yolk
  • 142ml pot soured cream
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Per serving

623 kcalories, protein 6.6g, carbohydrate 38.5g, fat 50.2 g, saturated fat 30.1g, fibre 0.5g, salt 1.01 g

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