Deluxe cheesecake

Deluxe cheesecake

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 1/4 c
• eggs - 5 item
• pkg
• salt - 1/4 tsp
• flour - 1 c
• egg yolks - 2 item
• butter or margarine, softened - 1/2 c
• egg yolk - 1 item
• grated rind 1 lemon
• grated rind 1 lemon, 1/2 orange
• heavy cream or Cool Whip topping - 1/4 c

How to make deluxe cheesecake:

Part II:5 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese1 3/4 c. sugar1/4 tsp. salt grated rind 1 lemon, 1/2 orange5 eggs2 egg yolks3 Tbsp. flour1/4 c. heavy cream or Cool Whip topping Part I: Mix flour, sugar and all other ingredients and mix well. Chill. Butter sides of pan. Roll out 1/3 of dough to cover bottom of spring-form pan. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes. Cool. Roll remaining dough into 2 strips, 7 1/2-inch wide by 14-inch long. Press into sides of pans; if they break, just patch it and press smooth with fingers.

Part II: Beat cheese until soft; mix sugar and salt, gradually blend into cheese. Keeping mixture smooth, add rinds, eggs and yolks 1 at a time, beating thoroughly. Blend in whipped topping, pour into spring-form pan. Bake at 475° for 15 minutes. Then reduce to very slow 325° and bake 1 hour. Turn off oven and leave cake in oven for 15 minutes more; remove from oven away from drafts or cold to cool. When ready, remove sides of pan. Put on plate and top with your favorite topping. Cake will shrink when it cools.

Recipe categories: Cheesecake, Desserts, < 4 hours.