Cheesecake New York: an eternal classic

Cheesecake is an incredibly delicate dessert. Its velvety texture has won the hearts of millions of connoisseurs around the world.

Ingredients

• 250 g of soft shortbread cookies;
• 105 g of butter;
• 800 g of mascarpone cheese;
• 3 eggs;
• 200 g of powdered sugar;
• 155 ml of cream with 35% fat;
• 1 st. l. grated lime peel;
• a pinch of vanilla.

Directions

1. To create the base, beat the cookies to a fine crumb (in a blender or by hand), and then mix with melted butter. The resulting mass should stick well in a lump.
2. Cover the bottom of the form with parchment and grease with oil. Cookies should be placed on the bottom of the form and well compacted. If you want cheesecake, you can make not only the base but also the sides - in this case, you should double the number of cookies and butter. Send to cool for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
3. Mix cheese with powdered sugar. In another bowl, beat the eggs until lightly foamy and combine with the cheese mass. Mix cream, lime zest, and a pinch of vanilla and mix until smooth. Perform all movements carefully, without knocking. Otherwise, extra air bubbles will give a cracked surface when baking.
4. Transfer the New York cheesecake filling to the base and send it to bake in a water bath for 1 hour. 25 minutes at 160 ° C. When ready, when the form has cooled down a bit, wrap it in cling film and send it to the refrigerator overnight.
5. Serve cheesecake with strawberry jam and mint leaf. A scoop of ice cream will perfectly emphasize the delicate taste of dessert.