Description
This unique looking Basque Cheesecake with its borders on burnt and a jiggly center is a very popular cake in San Sebastian.
Ingredients
Scale
- 450 g cream cheese
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp cake flour
- 250 ml heavy cream
Instructions
PREPARATION
- Line a 6-inch cake pan with 2.5-inch sides with baking paper. Then you can use your hands to crease the sides to hold its shape and trimmed to have an overhanging amount of 1.5-inch.
- Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 480°F (250°C).
For the Cheese Cake Mixture
- In a large bowl, beat sugar and cream cheese together until smooth.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add vanilla extract and stir.
- Sift flour evenly over cream cheese mixture and stir gently until incorporated.
- Add the heavy cream and stir until mixture is very smooth.
- Strain the mixture and pour into prepared pan. Place round baking pan onto the middle oven rack.
- Bake at 480°F (250°C) for 20 mins until top is dark amber and the center still jiggles like it is completely liquid.
- Let cool on a wire rack at room temperature and refrigerate overnight.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Inactive Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Cuisine: Spanish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 grams
- Calories: 389
- Sugar: 16
- Sodium: 212
- Fat: 33
- Saturated Fat: 19
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 7
- Cholesterol: 162