Raspberry Cheesecake

CRUST:
• 2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

• FILLING:
• 12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon raspberry jelly
• 1 cup raspberries, preferably fresh
• 3 tablespoons sugar

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Combine Graham cracker crumbs and butter well.
Press onto bottom and slightly up sides of a 9" springform pan.
Beat cream cheese and sugar together until smooth and frothy.
Add the flour and then add the eggs one at a time while gently mixing the batter.
Pour in the vanilla essence.
Pour batter into crust.
Bake for 32-40 minutes till the sides are golden brown but the center is still a bit shaky.
Keep the cake on a cooling stand and let it rest for 30 minutes.
Stir the raspberry jelly on low flame till it’s smooth and all the lumps are melted. Gently add in the fresh raspberries
Pour gently atop the cheesecake or layer them out in a single layer around the edges of the cake.