Cakey Cheesecake

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Ingredients

  • egg yolk
  • vanilla
  • cottage cheese
  • lemon juice
  • graham cracker crumbs
  • heavy cream
  • lemon zest
  • all-purpose
  • egg white
  • white sugar
  • confectioners
  • ground cinnamon
  • butter
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar and cinnamon. Reserve 1/2 cup of this mixture and set aside. Stir in butter to remaining crumb mixture. Mix well and press into the bottom and 1 inch up the side of a 9 inch springform pan. Chill in refrigerator.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together sugar and heavy cream until sugar is dissolved. Beat in cottage cheese, egg yolks, flour, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest.
  3. In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites and salt until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain. Pour batter into crust. Sprinkle top with reserved crumb mixture.
  4. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until filling is just set. Turn the oven off, and let cake cool in oven, with the door closed, for 1 hour. Chill in refrigerator.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

1039 kcal 52% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 37.7g 75% DV
Total Fat 54.6g 70% DV
Carbs 90.1g 33% DV
Fiber 14.6g 52% DV
Sugar 41.6g 83% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 10287.2mg 100% DV
Potassium 655.3mg 14% DV
Cholesterol 684.3mg 100% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 236.5mcg 26% DV
Vitamin C 1.2mg 1% DV
Vitamin D 3mcg 15% DV
Calcium 408.8mg 31% DV
Iron 6.4mg 35% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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