CHEESECAKE - Cappuccino Cheesecake

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 250 g cream cheese
• 120 g icing sugar
• 200 ml whipping cream
• 3 eggs, white and yellow separated
• 1 tsp vanilla flavouring
• 2 tbsp+2tsp cornflour - sifted
• 2 tbsp+2tsp plain flour - sifted
• 1/4 tsp cream of tartar or 1tsp lemon juice, strained
• 1 tbsp mixed with 2 tsp hot water of instant coffee powder
• 1 tbsp mixed with 1tbsp hot water of cocoa powder
• Base:
• 125 g optima flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 tbsp mixed with 2tsp hot water of instant coffee powder
• 30 ml milk
• 50 g butter melted - i used corn oil
• Topping:
• 200 g Whipped cream
• Cocoa powder for dusting

Details

Adapted from bisousatoi.com

Preparation

Step 1

Filling and base:
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in icing sugar. Add cream, egg yolks, vanilla, cornflour and plain flour, and beat until mixture is smooth and creamy. Set aside. Prepare base.
Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a 23cm round spring form or false bottomed cake pan
Whisk sponge mix, eggs, coffee mixture and milk until mixture is thick and glossy. Fold in melted butter for 1 min. Pour mixture into cake pan. Bake for 15mins. Continue with the filling.
Whisk egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar or lemon juice. Whisk until firm peaks form. Fold into cheese mixture. Transfer 250g of cheese mixture to a small bowl. Stir in coffee mixture and cocoa powder mixture to remaining cheese mixture.
Remove cake pan fm oven when base is done. Reduce oven temp to 160C. Carefully spread coffee cheese mixture on base.
Place cake pan in water bath. Bake for 30 mins or until filling is set. Remember to wrap ur bottom pan with aluminium foil. Remove cake pan fm oven. Quickly spread plain cheese mixture on coffee cheese mixture. Bake for 30mins or until filling is set but slightly soft in the centre.
When filling is done, remove cake pan fm oven and stand for 10 mins. Transfer cake to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Decorate:
Cooled cake with a layer of whipped cream and dust with cocoa powder. Serve chilled or immediately.

Note:
Leave cheesecake in the oven with door closed for 30mins for the cake to solidify.