Delicate Cheesecake

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Butter a 12 inch cake pan.
  3. In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
  4. Add half the sugar, the egg yolks, orange-flower water, zest, vanilla, almond and lemon extracts and beat mixture on lowest setting for 2-3 minutes, or until well-combined.
  5. Add cornstarch and beat until just combined.
  6. In a bowl with cleaned beaters, beat whites until they hold soft peaks; beat in remaining sugar, a little at a time, and beat until the whites hold stiff peaks.
  7. Fold the whites into the cream cheese gently but thoroughly.
  8. Pour batter into prepared cake pan.
  9. Put into a larger baking pan and add enough hot water to large pan to come half way up sides of cake pan.
  10. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until top is light-golden-brown and set.
  11. Remove cake and let cool completely.
  12. Chill overnight.
  13. To unmold: Dip cake pan in a large pan of hot water for 5 seconds, invert a platter over it and invert cheesecake onto platter.
  14. Dust top of cake with icing sugar.

cream cheese, butter, sugar, eggs, orange flower water, lemon, vanilla, almond, lemon extract, cornstarch, icing sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/delicate-cheesecake-63254 (may not work)

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