American Cheesecake

Classic American cheesecake with a crème fraiche glaze.

Prep time: 90 min + koelen Oven temp: 225/120 °C Servings: 10
Cakes & tartscheesecake

Ingredients

  • Cookie crumb crust
  • 540g soft cream cheese
  • 70g sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 40g flour
  • 360 ml crème fraiche
  • 1 egg yolk
  • For glaze: 120 ml crème fraiche, 30g sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 175°C. For the crust, mix crushed cookies with sugar and melted butter. Press into a greased 22 cm springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set oven to 225°C. Beat the cheesecake ingredients in the given order until smooth. Pour over the crust. Bake for 10 minutes. Without opening the door, reduce the oven to 120°C and bake for another 1 hour and 15 minutes. The center should still be slightly jiggly. For the glaze, mix crème fraiche with sugar. Take the cheesecake out 15 minutes before end of baking time, spread with glaze and return to oven. Let cool and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.