HONEY BAKED CHEESECAKE...

15/2/2019 (Friday)   Made this today as a treat for my birthday...  soo cheesy, yummy and delicious... 

HONEY BAKED CHEESECAKE

adapted from :    anncoojournal.com

Cheese Ingredients :

250  gm  cream cheese,  room temperature

2.5  tbsp.  corn oil

35  gm  caster sugar

2  tbsp.  honey

100  ml  fresh milk

Flour Ingredients :

40  gm  self-raising flour

10  gm  corn flour (starch)

3  egg  yolks  (used large eggs)

Meringue :

3  egg  whites

25  gm  caster sugar

Topping :

3  slices  cheddar cheese

2  tbsp.  corn oil

50  gm  dairy whipping cream

1  tbsp.  honey

Instructions :

1.  Place cheese ingredients in a bowl over double boiler and stir mixture till melted.  Then pass mixture through a sieve into a large bowl.

2.  Sift self-raising flour and corn flour into cheese mixture.  Stir and add egg yolks and mix to combine.

3.  Meringue :   Whisk egg whites until frothy at low speed.  Add sugar and whisk from medium speed to high speed until peaks form.

4.  Fold 1/3 of the meringue into the cheese batter with a rubber spatula.  Then pour in the remaining egg whites, gently fold the mixture again until just combined.

5.  Pour batter into a 7-inch removable cake pan (wrap the cake pan with aluminium foil to prevent seepage) and tap pan lightly to remove air bubbles.

6.  Steam-bake cake in preheated oven at 120'C for 20 minutes.  Then increase oven temperature to 160'C and bake for another 40 minutes.

7.  Run knife around rim of pan so that the cake will not get a waist line.  Leave cake to cool completely and place the whole cake in pan, covered with aluminium foil in the freezer overnight.  (The cheesecake will shrink as it cools).

8.  Take cheesecake out from the freezer and turn upside down the cake --- then start to cook the topping cream.

9.  Topping :   Melt the topping ingredients over a double boiler, stir till smooth and pour on top of the cheesecake.  Then spread the topping cream quickly.  (the topping cream must be very hot as it'll set quickly).  Never mind about the uneven spreading, as the topping will melts during baking.

10.  Place the whole cake in the preheated oven at 180'C and bake for about 20 minutes or till the topping cream melted and turn brown at the sides.

11.  This cake can be served in room temperature or chill in refrigerator before serving...  Enjoy!!!