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Basque Cheesecake

A burnt-top, creamy-centred Basque cheesecake with no crust and no water bath.

Julia Jakl
Prep
15m
Cook
45m
Steps
8
Servings
8
Difficulty
Medium

Method

  1. Step 1Beat cream cheese and sugar

    Beat the cream cheese with the sugar until smooth.

    Cream cheeseSugar
  2. Step 2Add the eggs

    Beat in the eggs one at a time.

    Egg
  3. Step 3Stir in vanilla

    Add the vanilla extract and mix it in.

    Vanilla extract
  4. Step 4Whisk in flour

    Sift the flour into the batter and whisk it through.

    All-purpose flour
  5. Step 5Mix in cream

    Pour in the heavy whipping cream and fold it into the batter.

    Heavy cream
  6. Step 6Strain into lined pan

    Strain the batter through a sieve into a parchment-lined pan.

  7. Step 7Bake until dark top

    Bake the cheesecake in the oven until the top is deeply browned.

  8. Step 8Slice and serve

    Let the cheesecake cool, then cut and serve it.

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