Basque Burnt Cheesecake
⌚︎ 1h 5m
Ingredients
- 600g full fat cream cheese
- 180g sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 300ml double cream
Equipment
- 1 × oven
- 1 × mixing bowl
- 1 × hand mixer
- 1 × round baking tin
- 1 × baking paper
- 1 × oven
Steps
- Heat up the oven at 200ºC.
- On a mixing bowl (stand or hand mixer) beat 600g full fat cream cheese until it's turned into a smooth creamy consistency.
- Add 180g sugar and continue mixing until it's all well integrated.
- Beat in 4 large eggs, one by one, waiting until egg N is fully mixed before adding egg N+1.
- Add 2 tsp Vanilla Extract and 2 tbsp cornflour, keep mixing until it disappears.
- Add 300ml double cream and keep mixing until you have a homogenous creamy result.
- Line a round baking tin with abundant baking paper (i.e. so there's a bit of excess on all sides) and grease it up. The mixture is going to rise so you want the excess paper walls to hold it.
- Pour in the mixture into the tin and put it in the oven.
- Bake for 40 minutes for a light texture or 50 minutes for a more compact one (keep an eye on it from 30 minutes onwards).
- The cake should rise and and get a bit of a tan on top. It will still be a bit wobbly in the middle but that's fine. It will set as it cools down.
- Let it cool down in oven with the door open and then put it in the fridge for at least 4 hours before serving. It's even better if you can leave it overnight.