New York Baked Cheesecake

Crumble the digestives and mix with the softened butter, line the bottom of a springform flan tin (silicone cake dishes work well as the cheesecake is removed easily from them), put in fridge

Mix together, cream cheese, egg yolks, sugar and cream until you have a thick smooth creamy mixture.

Beat egg whites until firm and fold in cream cheese mix.

Pour mixture over the biscuit crumb base.

Bake at 150C/gas 5 for one hour or until top is lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool for 8 hours (cracks on top of cheesecake are characteristic of this recipe)

Remove from dish you have baked it in. This luxurious plain cheesecake can be topped with whatever fruit topping you like or left plain. It is very rich.