No Fuss Cheesecake

Baking is always my favorite, and i have been baking for the past 2 years. I just love to bake, let it be cookies, cakes, pies, etc... The one cake i have always been postponing was Cheesecake... i dont know why but i have always had an hesitation towards them... Maybe i was afraid of the results coz all the cream cheese i have tasted have been salty :-D. But when i went for grocery shopping few days back i got over the hesitation and bought the cream cheese. And fortunately it was very less salty and pushed me towards the recipe and made me try it out. I was not at all sure about the outcome until i tasted it myself. Bravo... it was awesome...


Ingredients:

For Crust:

8 - 10 Digestive Biscuits
2 tbsp Butter, Softened/Melted
3 - 4 tbsp Sugar

For Cake:

2 - 8 oz/ 450 gms Pack Cream Cheese, Softened
Little Less Than 1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 Eggs, room temperature



Method:

* Crush the digestive biscuits into crumbs with the help of a rolling pin or a blender.
* Add sugar and butter to the crumbs and mix well so everything is blended well.
* Line a springform cake tin with parchment paper.



* Transfer the crumb mixture to the prepared pan and press gently with the fingers. This will be our crust.
*Preheat the oven to 325 F/ 160 C.
* Add the softened cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl and mix well till everything is blended well and looks creamy.
* Add 1 egg at a time to the cheese mixture and mix well till its incorporated. Then add the other egg and mix well.
* Now the batter should be very smooth and creamy.
* Pour the cheese mixture into the prepared crust and smooth the top of the cake.
* Bake in the preheated oven for 40 mins.
* Dont worry if the cake is little wiggly in the center coz the cake will cook slightly while cooling in the rack.
* Cool completely on a wire rack and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
* Slice and enjoy...

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