I was just thinking if I need to bake my own Birthday cake or not. that would sound sad if no one buys one for me.. Haha. And, so, I decided to make one for myself, just incase i really didn't have any. (and also to finish off the cream cheese + cream)

Ok, cheesecakes has gotta be my favourite among other cakes (that I've eaten). So, Birthday = cheesecake = Nigella

This one's baked in water bath, and trust me, the texture was superbly soft! It really is better than the non-baked cheesecakes. Plus, it's not that hard after all. you just wrap 2 large layers of aluminium foil around your tin.

So, firstly, prepare the base. 150g of digestive biscuits processed till theyre like crumbs, mixed with 75g of melter butter. The ratio is 2 : 1. But 150g of biscuits would give u a just-thin base. I settled for 200g biscuits 100g butter. Press the biscuits onto the base of a Springform tin, put in the fridge to set.

Beat 250g cream cheese gently till it's smooth, then add 75g caster sugar. beat in 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk, then finally vanilla extract and some lemon juice. ( I secretly added 1/2 cup of whipping cream, ha)

Line the outside of the tin with strong foiled so that it covers the bottom and sides in one large piece ( you might wanna get the extra-large foil) then do it again. Then put it into a roasting dish (should be larger and deep in depth). Pour in the cheesecake to the Springform, then pour in boiling water into the roasing dish, about halfway. Remember not to overfill, u don't wanna risk burning your feet with HOT WATER while lifting it up..

Put into the oven and cook for 40 minutes at 180 C. When it's done, it should feel set but not rigidly so. Whisk in 1 tub of sour cream, 1tbsp caster sugar and 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract till smooth and pour over cheesecake. Put it back into the oven for another 10 minutes.

When it's done, take the roasting tin out from the over, gently remove the SPringform and put on a rack to cool. When it's cooled completely, put it into the fridge (yes, still with the tin). Bring it out 20 minutes before serving. Plunge a knife into hot water before cutting it.

And you get.. this

If you want to double the amount of cheese, make do with 600gm of cream cheese, 3 eggs and 3 egg yolks, and double the rest (sugar, vanilla, lemon juice)
Have a great day all !

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