Nigella Lawson New York Cheesecake

This cake is from 'how to be a domestic goddess' and is my favourite cheesecake recipe so far. I posted the original recipe but i usually replace half the cream cheese by philadelphia extra light (6% fat), to make a lighter cheesecake, and take just 2/3 of the recipe and bake it in a 20cm springform for 1 hour.

Steps

Crush the digestive biscuits to fine crumbs in a blender or food processor.

Add the melted butter and sugar and mix.

Press onto base of greased 24cm springform cake tin.

Chill for 1 hour in the refrigerator.

Mix the cornflour with the sugar and beat in the cream cheese , egg yolks and vanilla extract with an electric mixer.

Slowly pour in heavy cream and sour cream , beating constantly.

Add the lemon zest.

Clean and dry your whisk.

In another bowl , beat the egg whites with the salt to stiff peaks , then fold into the cheese mixture carefully.

Scoop cheese onto base.

Bake in a 170c oven 1 to 1 1 / 2 hours without opening the oven door until golden brown on top.

Turn off the heat and let the cake stand in the oven for two more hours.

Open door , stand a further hour.

Then chill it in the refirgerator for a few hours.

Serve chilled , dusted with icing sugar and decorated with berries.

Ingredients

digestive biscuits, butter, caster sugar, cornflour, soft cream cheese, egg yolks, vanilla extract, heavy cream, sour cream, lemon, zest of, salt, egg whites, icing sugar, raspberries