Cheesecake

I like to make my own cheesecake because I can customize the ingredients. Cheesecake makes nice gift too during holiday seasons. This recipe is good for 2 cheesecakes, I usually make two at a time, one for my family, one to bless someone.

Ingredients:

• 3 packages of cream cheese (250g each),take it out from the fridge and set it aside until soft at room temperature.
• 1 cup sugar
• 4-5 eggs (depends on the size..medium or large)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup lime, another option is 1/4 cup coffee
• 1 cup milk
• 1 can of cherry/cranberry sauce for topping (you can make your own too by cooking your own fresh fruit with sugar and water until the liquid thicken
• For the crust, if you prepare this yourself, you need 12-14 Oreos or graham crackers for each bottom of cheese cakes. Chop or crush the cookies until very fine, mix with some butter. Then press to the bottom of your pan.

You will also need:

- Two 8" round cheesecake pans (can be aluminium foil pan with prepared crust you can buy from the grocery store or your own spring foam pans)

- big rectangular broiler pans are also helpful if you have one, this can prevent the cheesecake from breaking.
- Mixer

1. Mix the cream cheese until soft with sugar in a bowl with medium speed.
2. Beat in the egg one at a time.
3. Mix in your vanilla, milk, lime juice or coffee.
4. Bake in the oven between 325º F - 350º F (162º C - 175º C). If you have broiler pan, pour one inch of hot water to the bottom of broiler pan. Then set the cheesecakes on top of the cover/top part of the broiler pan. If you don't have broiler pan, then you can just put your cheesecakes on top of regular rectangular pan and set a lower heat.
5. Take out from the oven, let them cool , then refrigerate for few hours.
6. Then spread your cherry/cranberry sauce on top. I figured 1 can can be used for two cheesecakes.
7. Put it in the freezer for easy cutting, or use a paring knife dipped in hot water to cut it before serving.