Burnt Basque Cheesecake
This simple recipe produces a rather amazing-decadent dessert that is worth making, often! These Spanish cheesecakes are a very hot trend since the pandemic and people are discovering how the brunt top of this cheesecake is rather exciting. Burnt Basque cheesecake is to die for.
Burnt Basque Cheesecake
This Spanish cheesecake requires no crust or bain marie so it's very easy to make and quite decadent and lovely.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs room temperature cream cheese, I prefer cultured cream cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour, sifted
- 6 large eggs
Instructions
- In the bowl of your stand mixer using the whisk attachment add the softened cream cheese and sugar, and mix well for about 2 minutes. Turn off and scrape down the sides, mix again for one minute.
- Add sugar vanilla and salt, continue mixing for another minute, and scrape down the bowl again.
- With the mixer running on the lowest speed gently drizzle in the cream, once it's incorporated scrape down the sides, then mix for another minute on speed number 2.
- Turn off the mixer and add the flour, mix that in then start the addition of eggs.
- Add eggs one at a time, and mix well before incorporating each egg.
- Remove the bowl of the stand mixer, take a hand whisk, and make sure the filling is completely smooth, pay attention to the sides and bottom.
- Pour batter into a spring-form pan that has been buttered (or sprayed with cooking spray) and lined with two large sheets of parchment paper that should be rather "craggy" and sticking up well above the sides.
- Place onto a sheet tray then into a 410-degree oven with convection if you have it, bake for 50 minutes in the center of the oven until the top of the cheese cake is very dark, bordering on burnt. It will be jiggly in the center.
- Remove from oven, allow to sit one hour at room temperature, then remove the spring form pan and place into the fridge for a second hour, one chilled you can remove the paper with a scissor and enjoy the cake.