cakey cheesecake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 (16 ounce) packages cottage cheese
• 4 egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 4 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). in a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar and cinnamon. reserve 1/2 cup of this mixture and set aside. stir in butter to remaining crumb mixture. mix well and press into the bottom and 1 inch up the side of a 9 inch springform pan. chill in refrigerator.
• in a large bowl, stir together sugar and heavy cream until sugar is dissolved. beat in cottage cheese, egg yolks, flour, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest.
• in a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites and salt until stiff peaks form. fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain. pour batter into crust. sprinkle top with reserved crumb mixture.
• bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until filling is just set. turn the oven off, and let cake cool in oven, with the door closed, for 1 hour. chill in refrigerator.