Terry's American Cheesecake

• 1 vanilla sponge
• 8 oz. caster sugar
• 1-1/2 lb. cream cheese, softened
• 10 fl. oz. whipping cream
• 3 tbsp. cornflour
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla essence

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
2. Butter a 25 centimeter (10 in.)
3. loose-bottomed cake tin.
4. Cut the sponge horizontally into two slices 1 centimeter (1/2 in.)
5. thick.
6. Line the prepared cake tin with one slice of the sponge.
7. Mix together the sugar and cornflour, then beat in the cream cheese, making sure it's mixed to a creamy texture.
8. Beat in the eggs and vanilla essence.
9. Slowly pour on the cream, beating constantly to give a thick, creamy consistency.
10. Pour the mix on the sponge base in the cake tin.
11. Sit the tin in a baking tray filled with 2-3 millimeters (1/8 in.)
12. of warm water to help create steam during cooking.
13. Place into the pre-heated oven and bake for 45-50 minutes until the top is golden.
14. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely and set before removing from the tin.

vanilla sponge, caster sugar, cream cheese, whipping cream, cornflour, eggs, vanilla essence

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/3557 (may not work)