Easy Baked Cheesecake Recipe

“Life tastes better after a slice of cheesecake” – Jason Shaw.

Cheesecake can be touted to be the oldest kind of desserts as the history of this cake dates 4000 years back. Many believe that New York was the birthplace of cheesecake but some recent studies reveal that its existence dates back much further. Anthropologists have discovered cheese molds that dated circa 2,000 B.C. Athenaeus – the acclaimed writer is recognized for writing the 1st Greek cheesecake recipe in 230 A.D. Although by this time, the Greeks had become experienced in serving cheesecakes for more than 2,000 years but this is the oldest known enduring Greek recipe.

Since its inception, many centuries ago – the world has gone through many changes and cheesecake also traveled from one corner of the earth to the other. So, recognizing a variety of cheesecakes is quite obvious. But the love for the simple baked cheesecake remains unchanged across the globe. With time, the craze for cheesecake has just multiplied. The fascination is so intense that 30th July is declared as the National Cheesecake Day in the USA. New York Cheesecake is the most favorite type in the USA. A cheesecake can be made by either using the baking method or can be made without oven by freezing technique. Whichever way it is made – once it enters the mouth it leaves a mark of forever love in the hearts of people.

Here is an easy cheesecake recipe for the food lovers, cheese lovers, and cake lovers.

The Perfect Baked Cheesecake Recipe:

Ingredients for Biscuit Base:

Marie Crackers or Graham Crackers or Plain Biscuits – 200 Gms

Unsalted Melted Butter – 120 Gms

Ingredients for Cheesecake Filling:

Softened Cream Cheese – 500 Gms

All Purpose Flour – 2 tsp.

Sour Cream – 125 Gms

Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp.

Superfine Sugar or Caster Sugar – 330 gms

Eggs – 3

Lemon Zest of 1 Whole Lemon

Procedure to Make Cheesecake:

STEP 1: Prepare the Pan

• Preheat the oven to 160 degree Celsius or 320 Fahrenheit.
• Take 20 cms or 8 inches spring foam cake tin and turn the base upside down to butter lightly and place a square parchment or baking paper. Now clip the spring foam pan/tin.
• Also, butter and line the sides.

Step 2: Prepare the Biscuit Base

• Break the biscuits or crackers with hand and then put them in a food processor and get fine crumbs.
• To this powdered biscuits/crackers now add butter and give a mix.
• Place this mixture into the cake tin and use a spatula to spread the base evenly. Some prefer to place the crumbs to the walls of the cake tin.
• Press the crumbs several times so that you get a proper base.

Step 3: Prepare the Filling

• Take the cream cheese and use a mixer or beater to beat the cream cheese on medium to high speed so that you get a fluffy and smooth cheese.
• Now, add the required amount of flour and beat for 10 seconds maximum.
• Add sour cream, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and sugar and beat them together for 10-15 seconds until they combine perfectly.
• Now, add eggs one at a time and beat them well for 10 seconds each.
• Pour this filling on the already prepared crust and insert into the pre-heated oven to bake for 55 minutes.
• Cool down the cake and then refrigerate for 4 hours minimum before serving to your guests and family members.
• It can be topped with the seasonal favorite fruits or berries.

If not in a mood for baking a cheesecake, one can also consider ordering a cheesecake from various online brands that sell lip-smacking cheesecakes in a great variety of flavours.

Eating or dieting - learning fun facts about cheesecakes can always be interesting. Here are 5 fun facts to know about cheesecakes:

Fun Facts about Cheesecakes:

1. It is amusing to learn that the largest cheesecake ever made weighed 4,703 pounds. It was Philadelphia Kraft Foods Mexico who made that huge cake on 25th January 2009 in Mexico.
2. The "World’s Most Expensive" Cheesecake is not served in a restaurant. It looks like a pile of Christmas gifts and comes from Saks 5th Avenue. It is prepared from a triple blend of mocha cheese and is covered in a filigreed chocolate shell.
3. The Austrian Postal Service once made cheesecake flavour stamp.
4. Cheesecakes are made differently in different parts of the world. The Italians prefer to use ricotta cheese while the Greeks use mizithra or feta. The Germans use cottage cheese while the Japanese use a combination of cornstarch and egg whites to make their favorite kind of cheesecakes.
5. Some specialty cheesecakes also exist that is made from blue cheese, seafood, spicy chilies, and even tofu.