White Chocolate Cheesecake (Baked)
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
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Cake base
- 3 1⁄2 ounces cake flour (100g)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder (3ml)
- 1 1⁄2 ounces superfine sugar (45 g castor sugar)
- 1 1⁄2 ounces butter, very soft (45 g)
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons milk
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Filling
- 1 1⁄2 lbs cream cheese (750 g, slightly more than 1 1/2 lbs)
- 1⁄2 cup cream, fresh (125ml)
- 3 1⁄2 ounces white chocolate, melted (100g, 1 slab)
- 2 ounces superfine sugar (60g castor sugar)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla (10 ml)
- 4 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
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Topping
- 1 cup creme fraiche (or thick sour cream, 250 ml)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (5ml)
- 2 tablespoons superfine sugar (30 ml castor sugar)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice (or use lemon juice, 15 ml)
directions
- Preheat oven to 300 def F/150 deg Celsius Grease a 9 inch/23 cm springform cake tin or deep pie plate with detachable rim.
- Combine and blend well the ingredients for the base, and press down in the greased springform tin. Bake 25 minutes and cool.
- Carefully cover the outside of the tin with foil, making sure it does not tear. This is so that no liquid can escape or get into the cheesecake during baking.
- For the filling, combine the cream cheese, cream, melted chocolate, sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
- Add the eggs one at a time and beat until well incorporated.
- Pour over the prepared base.
- Place the foil-covered tin in a roasting pan or other larger tin. Fill this outside tin with water to come halfway up the sides of the foil-covered cheesecake tin, and ensure that no water comes near your filling.
- Bake for an hour, and mix the topping ingredients in the meantime.
- Pour over the filling and bake 10 minutes more.
- Cool overnight in the roasting tin. Remove, and remove sides of the tin to serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Zurie
South Africa
I'm a widow, retired, and I love cooking. I live on the coast in South Africa and I love seafood. You're welcome to my recipes (all kinds, definitely not just seafood!) Just remember that no recipe is ever cast in stone -- adjust to your taste!
The photo was taken at a rustic seaside restaurant on our West Coast, approx 1 year ago (2016).