Basque Burnt Cheesecake (Tokyo Restaurant Style)

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Before you begin, let cream cheese & eggs rest in room temperature.

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• parchment paper
• springform pan

Line the bottom of your cake tin with parchment paper, grease the bottom and sides so that the cake won’t stick after baking.

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• oven

Preheat your oven to 200C

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• 600 g cream cheese
• 200 g caster sugar

• stand mixer with paddle

In a mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar on medium until smooth (about 5 minutes)

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• 5 eggs

Turn the mixer on low and add the eggs one at a time, making sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl so everything is incorporated.

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• 280 ml heavy cream
• 25 g flour
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• ½ tsp salt

Add heavy cream, flour, lemon juice and salt. Mix through on low until everything is well incorporated.

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Pour the batter into your tin and bake it for 20-30 minutes. At the 15 minute mark, rotate the cheesecake to help it cook evenly.

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After the 20 minute mark, test the cheesecake for doneness. We want a slight wobble in the middle, the centre might still be a tad underdone but that’s what we want!

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Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool completely before removing it from the tin. Then, chill in refrigerator 6 hours - overnight.