Cream butter, 60 g sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence with the whisk of the hand mixer. Stir in 1 egg. Mix flour and baking powder, add and stir in briefly. Put the dough into a greased springform pan (26 cm Ø) and smooth it down. Put it in a cold place
Beat 3 eggs, 125 g sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla essence until fluffy. Stir in curd cheese and cream cheese. Pour cream into the mould and spread. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: see manufacturer) on the bottom shelf for approx. 45 minutes. Use a knife to carefully remove the cake from the edge of the tin. Let it cool down with the oven door open
Drain the cherries on a sieve, collecting the juice. Boil up in a pot. Mix the starch with a little water until smooth. Remove the pot from the stove. Stir in the starch. Simmer for about 1 minute while stirring. Mix in the cherries and let it cool down. Serve the cheesecake with the cherries
waiting time approx. 3 hours