Key Product: Non-Stick Cake Pan with Ceramic Serving Plate
Serves 12, prep time 30 minutes, cooking time 1 hour 15 minutes, cooling time 1-2 hours
This cheesecake has a soft, cotton-like texture that contrasts the traditional dense and heavy New York style cheesecake, but maintains that delectable cream cheese flavour. Cheesecake is a beautiful dessert but is often too delicate to transfer from a baking dish to the serving plate. Using the Cake Pan with Ceramic Serving Plate, this sumptuous cake can go from the oven to the table without a problem. For something even more decadent, add chocolate.
Ingredients:
Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups of chocolate graham crackers crumbs
- 1/4 cup of melted butter
- 1/4 cup of brown sugar
Cheesecake:
- 1/4 cup of butter
- 1/4 cup of whole milk
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 7 ounces of cream cheese (200 grams)
- 6 eggs, separated
- 1/2 cup of cake flour
- 4 tbsp of cornstarch
- 3 tbsp of cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup of sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
To make the crust, melt the butter in a small saucepan and combine with cookie crumbs and brown sugar. Mix the crust with your hands to ensure an even consistency.
Spread the crumbs evenly across the bottom of the cake pan, and with your fingertips, firmly press the crust down.
Bake for about 5 minutes, or until golden brown.
In preparation for the cake, fill a roasting pan half way with warm water and place it on the bottom rack of the oven. Place the rack for the cheesecake above the roasting pan. This helps prevent the top of the cake from cracking while baking.
To make the cheesecake, melt the butter in a large bowl over a double boiler. Once the butter is melted, remove the bowl from the heat and whisk in the milk, vanilla extract and cream cheese until the mixture is smooth.
If the mixture is still warm, place the bowl in the fridge for a few minutes until it has cooled.
Whisk the egg yolks into the cooled mixture.
Combine the cornstarch, flour and cocoa powder in a small bowl and sift into the mixture. Mix until it is a smooth consistency and set the bowl aside.
In another large bowl, combine the egg whites and cream of tartar. Whip the egg whites until they are frothy but not stiff (they should not hold their shape).
Add the sugar and continue blending the mixture until soft peaks form.
Combine the content of the bowls and fold together until the cake mix is uniform, trying not to over mix.
Grease the side of the cake pan with butter. Pour the cake mix over the crust in the cake pan and give it a little jiggle until the top is even.
Place the cake in the oven on the rack just above the roasting pan and cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remember not to open the door while it is baking as this could cause the cake to fall. When finished, turn off the heat and leave the cake inside without opening the door. After 15 minutes, open the oven door slightly and leave the cake inside the oven for another 45 minutes.
Remove the cake from the oven and bring it to room temperature before serving. However, this cake also works well chilled overnight and served cold.