Cheesecakedessert consisting of one or more layers. The main, and thickest, layer consists of a mixture of a soft, fresh cheese (typically cottage cheesecream cheese or ricotta), eggs, and sugar. If there is a bottom layer, it most often consists of a crust or base made from crushed cookies (or digestive biscuits), graham crackerspastry, or sometimes sponge cake.[1] Cheesecake may be baked or unbaked (and is usually refrigerated).

is a sweet 

Cheesecake is usually sweetened with sugar and may be flavored in different ways. Vanillaspiceslemonchocolatepumpkin, or other flavors may be added to the main cheese layer. Additional flavors and visual appeal may be added by topping the finished dessert with fruitwhipped creamnuts, cookies, fruit saucechocolate syrup, or other ingredients.