New York-Style Cheesecake

Great cheesecake, simple, delicious, no cracks, and no water bath to mess with. The cake cooks in a high temperature oven for 10 minutes and continues baking at low temp (200 degrees) for around 1 1/2 hours. This extreme high/low baking is suppose to prevent cracking. Whatever the science behind it, this cheesecake turned out a perfect light golden color on top with a creamy, soft interior. Made the Fresh Strawberry Topping to go with it but it was very good even without.