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Japanese Souffle Cheesecake

Lighter version of classic cheesecake that is oh so addicting!
Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:1 hour 11 minutes
Total Time:1 hour 41 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Japanese
Servings: 6

Equipment

  • small pot for double boiler
  • standing mixer or hand mixer
  • cake pan 23cm X 12cm X 5cm

Ingredients

  • 150 g cream cheese
  • 35 g butter
  • 50 g whipping/heavy cream
  • 30 g cake flour
  • 45 g granulated sugar
  • 3 large egg (egg white: 105g, egg yolk:65g)
  • splash of lemon juice

Instructions

  • Line the cake pan with parchment paper
  • Separate the eggs and place the egg white back into the fridge. Place cream cheese, butter and whipping cream in a bowl
  • Heat a pot of water on high heat and preheat the oven to 250℉
  • Once there are small bubbles in the water, turn the heat to low and place the cream cheese bowl on top
  • Whisk until everything is mixed together with no lumps
  • Add in the egg yolks and mix quickly to prevent curdling
  • Take the mixture off the heat, sift in cake flour and mix until smooth
  • Pour the hot water into a oven safe dish for water bath
  • Take the egg white out of the fridge, splash some lemon juice
  • Use hand mixer or standing mixer start mixing on medium
  • Once there are bubbles in the egg white, add 1/3 of the sugar, continue whisking
  • Add the rest of sugar slowly until all of sugar are mixed in
  • Whisk until the egg white is at soft peak stage. The tip of egg white should curve a bit on the whisk
  • Mix 1/3 of the egg white mixture to the cream cheese mixture and mix
  • Fold rest of egg white into the cream cheese mixture.
  • Once everything is incorporated, place mixture into the pan and use your hand to tap on the bottom to get rid of some air bubble.
  • Place the cake pan into the water bath from earlier
  • Bake for 1 hour
  • Turn to broil for 1 min for colour on top (it heats up quick, don't burn it)
  • Let the cake cool completely before taking it out of cake pan
  • Either serve immediately or firm up in fridge. It will last up to 1 week.