How long does it take to make Baked Cheesecake?

Bake a crumb base for cheesecake in an oven preheated to 170°C (340°F) for 8–10 minutes, and cool at room temperature before filling.

8 hr 45 minTotal

20 minActive time

8 hr 25 minSetting

#	What to do	How long
1	Grind the biscuits into fine crumbs in a food processor	—
2	Add the butter (melted) and mix well	1 min
3	Press the mixture into the bottom of a 24 cm springform pan and chill 30 minutes	30 min
4	Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F)	12 min
5	Whip the eggs with the sugar about 5 minutes	5 min
6	Add the cheese, sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla and mix on low speed, just	1 min
7	Pour the mixture over the base in the pan	1 min
8	Bake 50–60 minutes	55 min
9	Turn off the oven, open the door slightly and leave the cake inside 1 hour	1 hr
10	Chill in the fridge at least 6 hours, preferably overnight	6 hr

Press down with the bottom of a glass: a dense, even crust doesn't crumble when you slice the cake.
Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
Run a knife around the edges halfway through baking and again when it comes out of the oven: the cake shrinks as it cools, and edges that stick make it crack.
Gradual cooling in the turned-off, open oven keeps the top of the cake smooth, without cracks.

Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.

About 750 g of 5% white cheese per cup of sugar, with cornstarch or instant pudding to stabilize.
Bake at 160°C (320°F) about an hour, sometimes after an initial 5–10 minutes at a high 180–240°C (355–465°F).
Cool the cake in the turned-off oven, with the door open, about an hour.
Cookie crust: about 150 g crumbs with 40 g melted butter, baked 8–10 minutes at 170°C (340°F).