Oreo cheesecake

Moving forward, I have decided to blog when I feel inspired or have something I want to share so that this creative outlet doesn't begin to feel like a chore. With that in mind, I thought I would share my latest baking project. I am pretty sure in my lifetime I have attempted to make a cheesecake, but of the non-baked variety. However, for a work colleague's birthday celebration tomorrow I thought I would try to make an Oreo cheesecake using the recipe I found here. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out especially when I hit the first hurdle of the cookie crumb base not spreading far enough up the side of the tin. I tried to get past this by just hoping for the best because I was already committed to the cause, but then I hit my next hurdle. As the cheesecake began to bake, the butter from the base seemed to seep out of the tin into the oven. I assume maybe I didn't close the spring form tin properly. My final issue, as shown below, is the significant cracks on the top of the cheesecake, which began to develop in the last ten minutes of baking and seemed more pronounced once it had been sitting for a little while. I did also experience some breakage around the edge of the cheesecake as I tried to separate it from the rim with a knife. When it comes to this baking experience, I have witnesses who can attest to my fraught state of mind at various moments throughout. So now all I can hope is that it tastes great and maybe next time I will try a non-baked variety.