Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
2 lb. cream cheese (at room temperature)
1/2 c. heavy cream
4 eggs
1 3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0.
Butter the inside of a metal cake pan 8-inches wide and 3-inches deep.
Do not use a spring-form pan. Sprinkle the inside with graham cracker crumbs and shake the crumbs around the bottom and sides until coated.
Shake out the excess crumbs.
Set aside.