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Basque Burnt Cheesecake 巴斯克焦香乳酪起司蛋糕



Basque Burnt Cheesecake might be one of the leading food trends of pandemic since last year and I finally give it a go now. The method is just so simple that hardly can fail and it certainly brings some comfort and satisfaction when feeling a bit moody with London’s unsettled weather.

 

Ingredients

-200g soft cheese.

-2 eggs.

-60g sugar. (I used dark muscovado sugar here)

-20g plain flour.

-200ml cream.

-1 tbsp vanilla extra.

-Icing sugar and cocoa powder. (optional.)

 

Method

1. Preheat oven at 220°C.

2. First beat soft cheese and sugar in a large mixing bowl until smooth.

3. Beat in eggs, add cream, flour, and vanilla extra, one at a time and mix until fully combined.

4. Pour into the prepared tin. (I used a 19 cm tin and lined with baking paper.)

5. Bake for 20-25 minutes until dark and almost burnt on the top, if the cake is still runny in the centre, reduce the heat to 200°C and bake it for a longer time.

6. Leave to cool completely.

4. Dust with icing sugar and cocoa powder before serving.

 




The cake would sink in the middle but don’t let the looks fool you as that’s exactly what to be expected. I kept it in the fridge for the next day as I prefer to eat it in chill and it does taste so heavenly and creamy.

 

Have you ever tried Basque Burnt Cheesecake? Watch my Reels below to see how I made it!


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好久沒烤戚風蛋糕了。英國的蛋糕不是太甜就是口感太扎實的那種,難道他們都不吃軟綿綿的戚風蛋糕嗎?雖然可以在Lanka買到偏亞洲人喜好的甜點,不過每次隨便買兩個小蛋糕也要六、七鎊,比速食店正餐還貴。有時真的忍到受不了真的超級想吃鬆鬆軟軟的戚風蛋糕(怎麼聽起來好像孕婦上身),這時就只能靠自己做了。

烘培筆記。

8吋巧克力戚風蛋糕 (8吋 = 8 x 2.54 cm = 20.32cm直徑)

[A料] 蛋黃 3顆 ,糖 30g,鹽 1g

[B料] 沙拉油 40g,牛奶 60cc

[C料] 巧克力 30g - 隔水加熱溶解

[D料] 低粉 60g,發粉 1.8g,可可粉 10g

[E料] 蛋白 5顆,糖 65g

1.[A料]拌勻後依序加入[B][C][D]料--->變成[F料]
2.[E料]打至濕性發泡
3.先拌入三分之一的[E]入[F料],拌勻後再續拌入三分之二
4.倒入模具後,敲一下,放入烤箱(烤箱記得要先預熱!)150度,時間約15-20分鐘
5.烤好後取出倒扣,待涼後再脫模
6.脫下的帶蛋糕體切成兩層,用圓口杯壓出迷你小蛋糕,抹上Crème fraîche(法式酸奶),放上草莓與藍莓,最後灑上一點糖霜,完成



另外本來是想自己打鮮奶油,不過超市的cream賣好多種,有點不清楚到底要買哪個才適合?內心深處有點崇法的我最後是選擇了Crème fraîche(完全是看它寫得是法文啊哈哈),盒裝打開後是凝脂狀的,用攪拌器也打不太發,所以一度懷疑我是不是買錯了。不過後來還是照樣抹在蛋糕夾層配上莓果,結果吃起來也頗不賴(不過我還是比較想加鮮奶油)。事後又上網仔細查看,果然每種cream的用途都不太一樣:

  1. Single cream - 乳脂肪低於18%,比較不能過度加熱,不然會有結塊的現象。(難怪我之前煮義大利麵加single cream之後出現很多結塊的小渣渣,原來是加錯了cream呀我嘖嘖...)適合用來當水果沙拉(看溫布頓網球賽吃草莓時可以沾)、代替牛奶加入咖啡或紅茶讓味道更濃郁,或是加在湯裡(如玉米濃湯)增加滑順的口感。
  2. Double cream - 乳脂肪約48%,因為乳脂量含量較高,質地較凝稠,加熱至沸騰也不會有凝結的現象(Good)。也是適合沾水果、或是佐以巧克力布丁之類的甜點。
  3. Whipping cream -乳脂肪比Double cream少一點,約35%,當乳脂肪到達35%就可以被打發,所以我要配蛋糕的鮮奶油應該就是要用Whipping cream才是正確的。
  4. Whipped cream - 就是已經打發好的鮮奶油。
  5. Clotted cream - 乳脂肪約55%,最常見的吃法就是與果醬一起抹在司康(Scone)上面享用。
  6. Crème fraîche - 帶有酸味的cream(可是我吃起來覺得還好不會酸),可以被加熱烹煮,所以也適合拿來調湯、煮奶汁義大利麵,也可以搭配水果或甜點(用途真廣)。
  7. Sour cream - 據說就是將乳酸加到Single cream就可以製出Sour cream。不適合烹煮,只能拿來當沾醬,吃燻鮭魚的時候可以配一點。


大概知道這些概念後,下次要打發鮮奶油就記得要買Whipping cream了。