Chai-Spiced Cheesecake With Ginger Crust

Ingredients

• nonstick vegetable oil spray
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/4 cup minced crystallized ginger
• 4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 (8-ounce) container mascarpone cheese (italian cream cheese)
• 5 large eggs
• 2 large egg yolks
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/3 cups sour cream
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract