How To Make Basque Cheesecake (Burnt Cheesecake)
Cheesecake is one of the most beloved cakes in Japan. Souffle type, baked type, and rare type have always been popular.
'Basque Cheesecake' started becoming a trend not so long ago in Japan. This name quickly became known with the establishment of a specialty store in Tokyo in 2018.
Basque cheesecake was first created in 1990, made by a chef from a small bar called La Viña, located in Basque country in Spain. It spread around the world at an incredible rate through the power of social media.
It looks unique because of the brown burned surface and creamy thick texture inside, like custard cream. Unlike American-style cheesecake, it generally has no bottom crust layer.
The combination of caramel flavor and the rich vanilla cream cheese fulfills your mouth.
Surprisingly, this cheese flavor goes very well not only with coffee or tea but also with wine or Sake.
As it became so popular in Japan, you can now find it even at convenience stores. One of the convenience stores, Lawson, made a big hit, and its sales exceeded 1 million within 3 days after its release!
To make this Basque cheesecake, you only need very few ingredients. Compared to other cheesecakes, more quantity of cream cheese is used.
It is very important to know your oven. Make sure to preheat enough and bake it until the surface turns brown. I recommend checking the oven for the last 15 minutes. Ideally, the surface should be nice brown, and the cake should rise like a souffle cheesecake.
You can keep the cheesecake for 3-4 days in the fridge. It tastes even better after the 2nd day. It is not recommended to freeze; the texture would change.
It is a bit challenging to wait for it to cool down because it smells so good when it comes out of the oven. But it's worth the wait!
Overview
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Total servings: 6
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- 500 g Cream Cheese
- 3 Eggs (room temperature)
- 200 g Sugar
- 1 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour
- 250 ml Heavy Cream (room temperature)
- Vanilla Extract
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