Classic Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 300g digestive biscuits
• 120g butter, melted
• 900g cream cheese, room temperature
• 240g sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 240ml sour cream
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp lemon zest
• 1 tbsp cornstarch

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Instructions

1. 1

   Crush biscuits and mix with melted butter, press into a 23 cm springform tin.

2. 2

   Bake the base at 175°C for 10 minutes, cool.

   ⏲ 10 min timer — runs automatically in the app

3. 3

   Beat cream cheese with sugar until smooth, scraping the bowl.

   ⏲ 3 min timer — runs automatically in the app

4. 4

   Add eggs one at a time, then sour cream, vanilla, lemon and cornstarch.

5. 5

   Pour over the cooled base. Wrap the tin in foil and place in a roasting tray.

6. 6

   Pour boiling water into the tray to come 2 cm up the side.

7. 7

   Bake at 160°C for 65 minutes until just set with a slight wobble.

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8. 8

   Cool in the oven for 1 hour with the door ajar, then chill overnight.

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