My Mother's #1 Deliciously Rich Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 (250 g) packages cream cheese
• 2 (950 g) packages mascarpone cheese
• 500 g baker's cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 11 egg yolks (i know its a lot, use them!)
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 11 egg whites
• 3/4 cup raisins (or both) or 3/4 cup chopped nuts (or both)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
• 1/4 cup milk (optional)

Recipe

• 1 ---crust---.
• 2 mix everything and press into 10x15-inch pan or dish.
• 3 ---filling---.
• 4 mix cream cheese, mascarpone, and bakers cheese together in food processor.
• 5 add sugar and mix.
• 6 add 11 egg yolks and extracts; mix.
• 7 beat egg whites in a clean, dry bowl with clean, dry beaters.
• 8 fold into the cheese mixture.
• 9 mix in the raisins and/or nuts.
• 10 bake at 350f for 40 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 11 cool.
• 12 ---chocolate topping---.
• 13 put chocolate and milk in sauce pan on low heat and stir constantly until chocolate is melted.
• 14 pour over baked cake.
• 15 store the leftover cheesecake in the fridge.