Lemon Cheesecake

First post for 2012 with another favorite cheesecake recipe. I wanted to make a blueberry cheese cake initially but since my brother is around and berry is not his cup of tea, I changed my mind. This lemon cheese cake is matched with Oreo crumbs as the base and sinfully tasty. 

INGREDIENTS

Base

100g Oreo cookies crumbs

50g butter, melted

Filling

250g cream cheese

65g whipping cream

30g granulated sugar

2 tbsp corn flour

1 tbsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp lemon essence
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

3 egg yolks

3 egg whites

35g granulated sugar

METHOD

1. Mix the Oreo crumbs with butter in a small bowl. 

2. Press the crumbs onto an 8" spring form cake pan lined with aluminum foil and chill in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.

3. Beat the cream cheese and sugar together until creamy. Add in the whipping cream slowly and continue to beat with medium speed until.

4. Then add in the egg yolk one at a time while beating the mixture until combined. Add in vanilla essence, lemon essence and lemon juice.

5. Sift the corn flour into the mixture and mix well using a spatula. Set aside.

6. Whisk egg whites and sugar until soft peak. Then fold in the egg whites into the cheese mixture using a rubber spatula.

7. Pour the mixture into the prepared base.

8. Bake at 160 Celsius for 60 minutes using steam bath method.

9. Cool to room temperature and chill cheesecake at least 4 hours before serve.

Before Decoration

TIPS: Decorate with some cocoa powder and icing sugar