Best Londonderry Cheesecake
For all of the trouble that this cake is to make the RAVE reviews are more than sufficient reward. The recipe I had years ago called for a dollop of sour cream as a garnish. That worked for me.
Yield
16 servingsPrep
35 minCook
1 hrsReady
3 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
|
sugar
|
*
|
||
|
lemon zest
grated |
*
|
||
| ½ | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 4 | large |
egg yolks
|
|
|
vanilla extract
|
*
|
||
| 4 | packages |
cream cheese
|
|
| 1 | cup |
cheddar cheese, very old, sharp
ffinely shredded |
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
beer
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
orange zest
grated |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | x |
sugar
|
*
|
| 1 | x |
lemon zest
grated |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 4 | each |
egg yolks
|
|
| 1 | x |
vanilla extract
|
*
|
| 4 | pkgs |
cream cheese
|
|
| 237 | ml |
cheddar cheese, very old, sharp
ffinely shredded |
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 59 | ml |
beer
|
|
| 59 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
orange zest
grated |
|
Directions
Early in the day:
In a medium bowl, combine flour, 6 tablespoons sugar, and 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel. With pastry blender or two knives used scissor fashion, cut in butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. With a fork, stir in 2 egg yolks and ½ teaspoon vanilla to form a very stiff dough. Chill 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425℉ (220℃) F.
Press one-third of the chilled dough evenly into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown. Cool. Press rest of dough around sides of pan to within 1 inch of top. Do not bake.
In a large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat cream cheese until smooth' gradually add Cheddar cheese, beating until well blended - about 5 minutes. Occasionally scrape bowl with rubber spatula.
At medium speed, gradually beat in ½ teaspoon grated lemon peel, ½ teaspoon vanilla, 1 ¾ cups sugar, 2 egg yolks, and remaining ingredients until blended. Beat 5 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl.
Pour mixture into crust. Bake 10 minutes. Turn oven control to 300F and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes longer or until top is firm when lightly pressed with a finger.
Cool in pan on wire rack. Cake will sink in center, leaving cracks around crust. With spatula, loosen pan side and remove. Loosen cake from pan bottom; slide onto plate; chill.
