
Ingredients
BASE
1 slice of 8" sponge cake (please refer to basic sponge cake recipe)
CREAM CHEESE MIXTURE
A
350 g of fresh milk
50 g of condensed milk
250 g of cream cheese
50 g of plain flour, sieved
5 egg yolks
B
5 egg whites
80 g of caster sugar
C
2 tbsp of instant coffee
1 tbsp of hot water
Preparation
- Preheat the electric or gas oven to a temperature of 180°C/ 350°F.
- Place 8" round baking tin with a grease proof paper and put in a slice of sponge cake.
- Double-boil fresh milk, condensed milk and cream cheese until cream cheese has melted completely.
- Add plain flour, stir and cook until the mixture has thickened.
- Remove and leave to cool.
- Add egg yolks and stir well.
- Whisk egg whites and caster sugar at high speed until soft peak is formed.
- Slowly mix into cream cheese mixture.
- Strain the mixture onto the sponge cake.
- Pour C on top of white cream cheese mixture, swirl through for marble effect.
- Steam-bake cheesecake in the preheated oven at 180°C/ 350°F for 20 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to 140°C/ 280°F and bake for another 1 hour and 45 minutes or until cooked.
- Leave cake to cool in oven with door ajar for 1 hour.
- Chill in the fridge for 4 hours.
- Remove cake from tin and place onto a cake board.
- Cut into pieces and serve.
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