{"slug":"cheesecake","collection":"recipes","is_recipe":true,"visibility":"public","title":"Cheesecake","description":"A rich, dense New York-style cheesecake on a buttery graham cracker crust, perfected through many test batches and finished with a long overnight cure.","body_md":"\nThis is the final product of many, many test cheesecakes.\n\n## Special Equipment\n\n-   10\" Spring-form Pan\n\n## Preheat Oven\n\n-   Preheat to 325°F\n\n## Ingredients\n\n-   1 recipe **Graham Cracker Crust** (`graham-cracker-crust`), pressed into the pan\n\n-   80ml (⅓ cup) Heavy Cream\n-   907g (2 lbs) Cream Cheese, room temperature\n-   320ml (1⅓ cups) Sugar\n-   4 Eggs\n-   2 tablespoons All Purpose Flour\n-   2 tablespoons Lemon Zest\n\n## Preparation\n\n### Crust\n\n1.  Make one **Graham Cracker Crust** (house recipe, `graham-cracker-crust`) and press it into a 10\" spring-form pan.\n2.  Bake for 8 minutes, then cool.\n3.  Increase oven temperature to 400°F.\n\n### Filling\n\n1.  Beat cream cheese and sugar till smooth.\n2.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until smooth.\n3.  Add the remaining ingredients, wisk until smooth.\n4.  Pour filling into spring-form pan.\n\n## Bake\n\nFor best results, use a water bath. At minimum a bowl full of water\nshould be placed on the lower oven rack to provide humidity.\n\n1.  Bake at 400°F for 10 minutes.\n2.  Reduce oven temperature to 250°F.\n3.  Bake for 30 more minutes or until center is almost set (probably\n    closer to one hour).\n\n## Cure\n\n1.  Cool cheesecake until room temp.\n2.  Cover with foil and refrigerate at least 24 hours.\n\n## Presentation\n\nSlice cheesecake using a non-serrated knife or cut with thread.\n\n## Notes\n\n- Crust broken out to the house **Graham Cracker Crust** recipe on 2026-08-27 (confirmed by Robert as the crust actually used). The quantities previously inlined here were 300ml (1¼ cups) crumbs · 1 tbsp sugar · 3 tbsp melted butter; the house recipe uses 125g crackers · 30g sugar · 80g butter (+ optional nuts). Follow the house recipe.\n","draft":false,"servings":"12","prep_time":"20 minutes","cook_time":"1 hour 20 minutes","total_time":"1 day 1 hour 40 minutes","created_at":"2014-11-26T07:54:10Z","updated_at":"2026-08-27T22:58:45.045617Z","categories":["dessert"],"tags":["Cream Cheese","Original Recipe"],"methods":["Baked"],"themes":["Vegetarian"],"ingredients":[{"section":"","items":["-   80ml (⅓ cup) Heavy Cream","-   907g (2 lbs) Cream Cheese, room temperature","-   320ml (1⅓ cups) Sugar","-   4 Eggs","-   2 tablespoons All Purpose Flour","-   2 tablespoons Lemon Zest"],"parsed":[{"raw":"-   80ml (⅓ cup) Heavy Cream","qty":80,"unit":"ml","item":"Heavy Cream"},{"raw":"-   907g (2 lbs) Cream Cheese, room temperature","qty":907,"unit":"g","item":"Cream Cheese","prep":"room temperature"},{"raw":"-   320ml (1⅓ cups) Sugar","qty":320,"unit":"ml","item":"Sugar"},{"raw":"-   4 Eggs","qty":4,"item":"Eggs"},{"raw":"-   2 tablespoons All Purpose Flour","qty":2,"unit":"tbsp","item":"All Purpose Flour"},{"raw":"-   2 tablespoons Lemon Zest","qty":2,"unit":"tbsp","item":"Lemon Zest"}]}],"related":[{"slug":"graham-cracker-crust","title":"Graham Cracker Crust","relation":"component"}],"servings_int":12,"qc":{"status":"passed","last_checked_at":"2026-08-27T22:58:49.764905Z","checked_by":"robert@sigler.io","standard_version":"2026-07-30","findings_count":0,"stale":false}}