Recipe: Perfect Basque Burnt Cheesecake

Basque Burnt Cheesecake. This cheesecake is the alter ego to the classic New York-style cheesecake with a press-in cookie crust. Inspired by a Basque version, this is the cheesecake that wants to get burnt, cracked, and. This burnt basque cheesecake originates in Basque Country (hence the name).

Burnt Basque Cheesecake With a caramelized top that borders on burnt and a jiggly custardy center, Basque Cheesecake is a mind-blowingly delicious combination of textures and tastes that comes together from a handful of ingredients with almost no effort. "Burnt" Basque Cheesecake. It is a crustless cheesecake that is cooked at very high heat. This results in its rustic appearance with cracked edges and an almost burnt surface. You can cook Basque Burnt Cheesecake using 7 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Basque Burnt Cheesecake

It's 225 g of Cream cheese (room temperature).
You need 60 g of Sugar.
Prepare 2 of Whole eggs.
Prepare 110 ml of Cream.
It's 20 g of All purpose flour.
Prepare 1 g of Salt.
Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Lemon juice.

The Japanese also have created a version of the basque cheesecake that has recently become very trendy because their version has a melty, lava-like custard center. Burnt Basque Cheesecake inspired from the infamous La Viña in San Sebastian, Spain. Incredibly light and creamy with a deep caramel burnt top. I am still dreaming of the moment we had the first bite of this infamous Burnt Basque cheesecake.

Basque Burnt Cheesecake step by step

Preheat oven to 210 degree Celsius.
Butter the cake pan, line with a parchment paper, make sure parchment comes at least 2" above top of the pan on all sides.
Beat the cream cheese and sugar with a electric beater on medium speed for about 5 minutes until smooth.
Turn the beater to low speed and add the eggs in, one at a time.
Add the sifted all-purpose flour, cream, lemon juice and salt. Mix through on low speed until everything is well incorporated.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake it in the oven for 25 minutes. At the 15-minute mark, rotate the cheesecake to help it cook evenly.
Increase the oven temperature to 230 degree Celsius and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the top is dark brown.
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool completely before removing it from the pan.
Chill in the refrigerator for an hour or more, it tastes much better when it is cool. Slice it up and serve with some strawberries, enjoy😋.

We were on a food tour with Devour Tours in San Sebastian and the… Basque burnt cheesecake This is a recipe for the famous Basque burnt cheescake with the Bon Appetit tweaks. I have converted this to metric measurements and baked it for longer at a slightly lower temperature. What is a Burnt Basque Cheesecake? I first tasted burnt Basque cheesecake long before it became world-famous. Now it even has its own hashtag on Instagram!