Saturday, December 17, 2016

Cheese Cake

Here goes my 1st trial at remembering stuff:
Attempt number 1 - Cheese Cake. Lets see how this comes along!
The original recipe for this amazing cake was given in a site called allrecipe.com by Muffy Nasner. Many others tried it out and added their recommendations to the recipe and thus, this is a finely edited much tried, tweaked and tested method of making fine Cheese Cake. So all credits, bouquets (and brickbats - of which there would be none i promise) go to Muffy and the hundreds of others who took the time to pen (er... key in) their experiences.

Cheese Cake
As in most such sites, one sees the custom of writing the list of ingredients first. Who am i to change customs? So below you will find the list of constituents of your cake.While going through, please note: 
1 cup = 8 ounces = 225 grams.

Oreo biscuits         - 1.5 cup
Brown sugar          - 0.25 cup (be my guest to substitute it with white sugar if you like)
Olive oil                - 0.25 cup (original recipe said butter; but i am not a fan)

Egg whites            -  4 (original recipe said 5 eggs; Good Lord!)
Egg yolks              - 2 (other than whats mentioned above)
Cream cheese        - 1 cup (no change from original recipe)  
White sugar           - 1.25 cup (original recipe said 1.75 cups)
All purpose wheat - 0.25 cup (original said, 1/8th cup; increased maida since i don't like gooey cakes)
Heavy cream         - 0.25 cup (no change from original) 

Base:
Every cheese cake should have a well made base. 1st the base is made by mixing the biscuits, sugar and oil. 

Mix:
For the cake, mix the egg whites, egg yolks and cream cheese together. mix them up until it becomes a smooth mixture. Then add in the sugar, flour and heavy cream. Blend all of them again until smooth.

Process:
Layer a greased baking pan with the base. (A baking pan should be brushed all over the inside with oil before the base is made.) The base should be around a quarter inch thick. Pour the mixture into this pan. 
Do not pre-heat. Slow bake the pan and contents at 200 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees centigrade) for 3 hrs  (plus or minus 10 minutes). Then let it sit outside for an hr. After which, put it in refrigerator for at least overnight. Wallah Wallah!!! Awesome cheese cake!