"This was the first cheesecake I ever made. I was tempted to try one less tedious with the instructions, but the good reviews convinced me this was the was to go for my partner's birthday. One of our party guests previously worked at a cheesecake cafe, and she said this was the best cheesecake she ever tasted.

I used an oreo crust rather than the graham cracker with cocoa crust. I also substituted 1Tbsp. cornstarch 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. powdered sugar for the custard powder. Instead of super fine sugar, I used powdered sugar loosely packed. And I opted a 10 in. pan (the smallest I had) and baked it for 40 minutes. Otherwise, I followed the instructions exactly. The cake came out perfectly.