Recipe Summary
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45-50 minutes
Yield: serves 6

Use a 7-inch spring-form pan

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 cup cream cheese
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon lemon juice

  1. Make sure the butter and cream cheese are at room temperature. Line the cake pan with wax paper.
  2. Put the graham crackers in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
  3. Soften the butter and mix with the graham cracker crumbs.
  4. Pour the graham cracker mix into the bottom of the pan and press down lightly to make the base. Preheat the oven to 340 F.
  5. In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, with an electric mixer until soft, then add the rest of the ingredients, in order, mixing  each one thoroughly first before adding the next.
  6. Continue until the mixture thickens, then pour into the cake pan, on top of the graham cracker base. Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes. Remove and leave to cool.
  7. Once it has cooled, remove from the pan, discard the lining, and leave on a rack to cool completely.