Original Hilton Singapore American Cheesecake

This recipe was found on some old newspaper cutting.. it says that the recipe was passed down by an American chef and has remained unchanged for over 31 yrs although new flavors such as Oreo and Devil's chocolate has evolve from it..

I put it down here so that one of my friend can use it.. ;-)

Ingredients:
500g Philadelphia cream cheese
140g sugar
75g sour cream
45g Even brand plain cream from France
3 eggs
5g Vanilla essence

1. Pre-heat your oven to 180 deg C.
2. Prepare the inside of cake mould for a 1kg cake with a little butter and flour, set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar till smooth for at least eight minutes at third speed.
4. Add sour cream step by step to the mixture and continue to beat till smooth at second speed.
5. Add the eggs one by one and the vanilla essence. Continue to mix at the second speed till mixture becomes fluffy.
6. Pour it into the mould and bake in a bain marie (a large pan of barely simmering water in which the mould in it, is place), which allows the mixture to be heated gently and evenly for 30 minutes at 180 deg C.
7. After 30 mins, flip the cheesecake over to check if both the top and bottom are evenly browned. If not, put the cake back into the mould, with the darker side at the bottom and place it in the oven again. Adjust the oven temperature to 100 dec C for 30 mins more until the cheesecake becomes firm. Be careful: Over-baking yr cheesecake will cause the skin to crack and it will become dry and difficult to cut.
8. Let the cheesecake cool down to room temperature. Place the cheesecake onto the prepared base.

To make base:
1. Purchase ready-rolled flat sugar dough (abt 0.5cm thick) from major supermarkets.
2. Cut the dough to the correct diameter, that is, similar to the cheesecake mould, and bake in oven at 200 deg C until it turns golden brown. Leave to cool.

note: pls dont ask me question.. i havent tried it yet. Just keying in here for memory for now.. ;P