New York Baked Cheesecake

Method

• step 1

  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

• step 2

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

• step 3

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

• step 4

  Pour mixture over the biscuit crumb base.

• step 5

  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)

• step 6

  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.