Christina's Daddy's Cheesecake
- Unsalted butter, for greasing pan
- 1/4 cup frosted cornflakes (or similar cereal), finely ground
- 1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 1 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- Pinch salt
- 5 eggs
- 1 cups heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Generously butter a 9-inch springform pan and dust the bottom and sides with the ground cornflakes.
- Wrap the pan in heavy-duty aluminum foil, then refrigerate the pan while preparing the batter.
- In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, cornstarch, orange and lemon extracts, and salt.
- Add 3 of the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Separate the remaining 2 eggs.
- Mix the yolks into the batter.
- In another bowl, with the mixer on low speed, beat the heavy cream, egg whites, and confectioners' sugar until combined.
- Stir the cream mixture into the batter, then strain through a fine mesh sieve into the chilled pan.
- Set the springform pan in a roasting pan and add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the springform.
- Cover the top with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes.
- Lower the oven temperature to 250 degrees F, uncover, and bake for 2 hours more.
- Increase the heat to 350 degrees F. and bake until light golden and set, about 10 minutes more.
- Place on a rack to cool completely, then refrigerate overnight.
- Release pan sides and transfer cheesecake to a platter.
butter, cornflakes, cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, cornstarch, orange extract, lemon extract, salt, eggs, heavy cream, sugar
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/christinas-daddys-cheesecake-recipe.html (may not work)