The elegant cheesecake is a classic and refined dessert made with Philadelphia cream cheese, eggs, sugar and a note of Kahlua for a special touch. The crunchy vanilla cookie base, enriched with melted butter, perfectly complements the creamy and velvety texture of the filling. This creamy delight is perfect for an elegant dinner or a special celebration.
The cookies should be hard, like breakfast cookies; if you cannot find vanilla or chocolate ones you can add a teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa when mixing them, otherwise try a bit of vanilla or cinnamon or nothing at all if these additions seem odd
Preheat the oven to 150-160°C
Place the cookies in a blender or food processor and pulverize them
Then work them together with the butter and the cup of sugar (optionally cocoa or vanilla) until you create a mixture to line the base of a pan (about 20 cm in diameter)
It is better to use a pan with a removable base when you want to portion the cake
Beat the cream cheese in a mixer (30 seconds); when it is creamy gradually add the remaining sugar, the 4 eggs, and the vanilla (or Kahlua)
Pour the mixture into the pan where the cookie base is already placed, bake for 45-55 minutes
Let cool in the pan placed on a rack for about an hour
Refrigerate for 3 hours before serving
The oven baking can be done in a water bath (bain-marie)
In this case, cover the outside of the pan (if it is one of those with a removable base) with a sheet of aluminum foil reaching the edge
Blender
Cake pan
Store in the refrigerator in a well-sealed container
Can be decorated with berries
| Energy (kcal) | 380.7 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 34.02 |
| of which Sugars (g) | 29.42 |
| Fat (g) | 25.19 |
| of which Saturates (g) | 14.12 |
| Protein (g) | 5.79 |
| Fiber (g) | 0.57 |
| Sale (g) | 0.22 |
