Peaches and Cream Cheesecake

DIRECTIONS

• In a bowl, stir the crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon together; add melted butter; stir until well combined.
• Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan; set aside.
• In a big bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in vanilla extract and lemon juice.
• Stir in whipping cream; fold in peaches.
• Pour mixture over the crust.
• Bake at 350° for 10 minutes; decrease temperature to 225° and bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
• Remove cake from oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
• Turn the oven off; return the cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour.
• Chill, uncovered, overnight.
• Make the topping: toss together peaches and lemon juice; arrange on top of the cheesecake.
• Chill until serving time; just before serving, in a small saucepan, heat peach preserves.
• Drizzle warm preserves over the cheesecake.