How to Make the Creamiest Cheesecake
by Christina Charoniti founder of North London Patisserie Punk Cake
Who doesn’t love cheesecake? This is a super easy and straightforward recipe that will get you, and everyone lucky enough to eat your cakes, hooked. We use this recipe at Punk Cake both for our large cheesecakes and our single portioned ones. It works great paired with fruit, like we have done with our Passion Fruit cheesecake and Mango cheesecakes. Lemon or strawberry cheesecakes are also delicious. And, importantly, this recipe works perfectly for your favourite classics such as the Eton Mess cheesecake.
Recipe:
Gives 12 generous slices
Ingredients:
-Base
200grams digestive biscuits
120 grams unsalted butter
-Filling
550 full fat cream cheese
120 caster sugar
20 grams cornflour
1 vanilla bean, scrape the seeds
2 medium eggs
120 double cream
150 white chocolate
-Garnish
250 grams fresh strawberries
50 grams caster sugar
To make the base you will need an 8” springform tin lined with baking parchment.
Grind the biscuits in the food processor into fine crumbs. Transfer into a bowl, then pour over the melted butter. Mix thoroughly and tip them into the prepared tin, press firmly into the base to create an even layer. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour until firm
For the filling you can use a stand mixer or whatever is handy. Mix the cream cheese, caster sugar, vanilla, cornflour and eggs until they become smooth and creamy, for about 5 minutes. Melt the wite chocolate over a double boiler or in intervals in the microwave. Heat the double cream until it reaches boiling point. Add the hot cream little by little to the cream cheese mixture and mix well to combine. Follow with the chocolate and whisk very well to fully combine the chocolate. Pour into the prepared tin and bake at 130C for one hour. The cheesecake is ready when it has a slight wobble in the middle. Once baked, let it set in the fridge at least 4 hours before cutting.
-For the garnish
Clean and wash the strawberries. Add the caster sugar and smash with a fork. For an extra kick add in your favorite liquor, such as grand marnier or (why not) Pims!
Top tips: Make sure the cream cheese and eggs are at room temperature to achieve the silkiest mixture!
Slice and enjoy!
