New York-style Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 coat bottom and sides of 8-inch springform pan with nonstick spray; set aside.
• 3 crust: mix graham cracker crumbs and butter together; press firmly over bottom of pan.
• 4 filling: mix sugar and cornstarch in a large bowl.
• 5 add cream cheese and beat with a mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• 6 beat in eggs and vanilla just until mixed, scraping down the sides of bowl as needed.
• 7 on low speed, add cream; beat just to blend.
• 8 pour into prepared pan.
• 9 bake 55 to 60 minutes until cake has risen, edges are very lightly browned and center still jiggles when pan is moved.
• 10 cool in pan on a wire rack about 1 1/2 hours (cake will set completely).
• 11 run knife around edge of pan; cover loosely and refrigerate at least 4 hours.