Marble cheesecake

Are you a cheesecake lover like me? If you are, you definitely not gonna miss this post. I'm not an ardent fan of cake but cheesecake always got his soft spot on me. This cheesecake is my dad's favourite & i'm dedicating this post to honour the man of my life "APPA".


Ingredients:

For the base:

1 1/2 cups digestive biscuits or cream crackers
1/2 cup melted butter

For the filling

400g full fat cream cheese
1 3/4 cups sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/4 tsp salt
3 tbsp flour
2 yolks
5 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
100g dark chocolate (melted)

Methods:

1. Line the base of a 9 inch round springform baking tin with parchment paper

2. To make the base, crushed the digestive biscuits & mix with the melted butter. Press the mixture into the base of the baking tin & level it evenly with your palm.

3. For the filling, place the softened cream cheese in a mixer & whip it. Add the sugar & beat till blended. Gradually blend in the flour & salt. Add the egg yolks, eggs & vanilla essence. Mix in the sour cream into the mixture. Scoop out 2 cups of the mixture & set aside.

4. Boil water & place a bowl on top of the boiling water to melt the chocolate. once melted let the chocolate to cool down & add into the reserved filling mixture. Pour a layer of vanilla filling into the base of baking tin & alternately spoon in the chocolate layer. Repeat the process till you fill the baking tin. Using a knife, swirl the both batters to create the marble effect. Bake at 450 degrees F for 15 minutes then turn down the heat to 250 degrees F & bake for 1 more hour. Once the cake is baked let it cool down in the turned off oven for another 1 hour

5. Refrigerate the cake overnight to set. Once set, remove from the springform & slice it with a sharp knife dip into a very hot water to get a clean cut.

Now, you can make your cheesecake anytime you want without running to the cake shops.

Tips: To get a clean cut on cheesecake, always dip your knife in a hot water before each slicing. You can steambath your cheesecake to get the steaming effect. Simply place the round cheesecake baking tin in a large square baking tin & pour in 1/2 inch of piping hot water into the square cake tin & bake.

Notes: It is important not to melt your chocolate in a direct heat as it might get burned. Boil water in a pan & place a big bowl larger than your pan size, place the chocolate into the bowl  & stir it continously till the chocolate melted