SuzyQ's Elegant Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup butter melted
• 2.5 pounds cream cheese softened
• 2  egg yolk 
• 5  eggs 
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 32  graham crackers crushed
• 0.5 cup cup heavy whipping cream 
• 1 teaspoon juice of lemon 
• 1.5 teaspoons lemon zest fresh grated
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1.8 cups granulated sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• springform pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Mix the graham cracker crumbs, butter, 1/4 cup of sugar, and flour together in a bowl; press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
3. Bake the crust until lightly browned, about 8 minutes; allow to cool in the pan. Raise the oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
4. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with 1 3/4 cup of sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice, and vanilla extract until thoroughly combined. Beat in the eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, until the filling is free of lumps; gently fold in the whipped cream.
5. Bake in the 450-degree oven for 12 minutes, then reduce oven heat to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
6. Bake until set, about 1 1/2 hours.
7. Remove the cheesecake gently and carefully from the oven, and allow to cool to room temperature while still in pan; refrigerate overnight. Release the pan and gently remove to slice and serve the cheesecake.