LIGHT CHEDDAR CHEESECAKE ...

LIGHT CHEDDAR CHEESECAKE

adapted from :    nasilemaklover ...

Ingredients :

6  slices  cheddar cheese  (--- 20 gm per slice)

100  gm  fresh milk

100  gm  unsalted butter

6  egg  yolks  (large)

6  egg  whites  (large),  cold from fridge

100  gm  caster sugar

100  gm  cake flour

Instructions :

1.  Place butter and tear up cheddar cheese slices in a bowl over a pot of simmering water, take a spatula and stir to melt, then add in milk and stir until all melted and mixed together.  Set aside to cool slightly before use.

2.  Lightly whisk the egg yolks in another mixing bowl.  Ladle big spoonful of the cheese mixture into the egg yolks.  Mix well and then add in the rest and combine well.

3.  Sift in the cake flour into the egg yolk mixture and make sure no lumps.

4.  Preheat the oven to 150'C with a steam-bake (I place 5 small bowls water underneath).  Grease and line (bottom and sides) 8 inch/20 cm baking pan.

5.  In another clean mixing bowl, beat egg whites till foamy.  Gradually add in sugar and beat till stiff peaks or at least close to stiff.

6.  Use a whisk, mix 1/3 of egg white mixture with cheese mixture, mix to combine and till light.

7.  Gently fold in the balance egg white mixture with a spatula, mix well.

8.  Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth out the surface.

9.  Bake the cake in the oven for about 60 minutes at lower rack or till the tester comes out clean.

10.  Let cake sit inside the oven for 5 minutes with oven door ajar.  Remove from oven, immediately remove cake from cake pan, cool on wire rack.

For Marble Effect :

15 gm  unsweetened cocoa powder mix with 4 tablespoon hot water

Remove 300 gm plain batter and mix with cocoa paste, mix well

Pour in cake pan alternating plain batter & cocoa batter.