South African Cheese Cake

250g plain sweet biscuits [Marie]
250g butter, melted
6 eggs separated
1 cup caster sugar
500g light Philadelphia cream cheese
250g Philadelphia regular cream cheese
200ml pure cream


Preheat oven to 180 C.  You will need a deep 31 x 28 cm baking dish.

Process biscuits and mix with melted butter, press into bottom of baking dish.

Beat egg yolks until light and fluffy and gradually add sugar. Add cream cheese, one third at a time, and beat on high speed to ensure no lumps. Slowly add cream and beat until smooth.

In a separate bowl beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the cream cheese mixture into the egg whites one third at a time, then pour mixture onto cheesecake base.

Bake 50 mins until golden brown and slightly wobbly. Serve at room temperature.