Happy 19th Birthday AVO Magazine! It’s been five years since I made an AVO related recipe, so it was definitely time for another one. So here are some delicious Japanese Cheesecakes: original, matcha and chocolate flavoured.
This recipe is a collaboration between AVO Magazine and MuchMunchies.
Difficulty level: ✩✩
The process of making this cake includes cutting a template out of acetate and whipping up egg whites.
What you’ll need:
♡ Template
- AVO’s 19th Birthday Template
- Acetate Sheet
- Sharp Knife
- Cardboard
♡ Japanese Cheesecake
- Cake Tin (15cm diameter)
- Big Deep Cake Tin
- Baking Paper
- Electric Mixer + Whisk Attachments
- 2 Big Mixing Bowls
- Heat Proof Bowl
- Silicone Spatula
- Cooling Rack
- Sieve
Ingredients:
♡ Template
- Powdered Sugar
- Matcha Powder
- Cocoa Powder
♡ Japanese Cheesecake (for each cake)
- 4 Egg Whites*
- 25 grams of Granulated Sugar
- 4 Egg Yolks*
- 25 grams of Granulated Sugar
- 90 grams of Cream Cheese
- 30 grams of Butter
- 30 grams of Milk
- 30 grams of Flour
- Optional: 6 grams of Matcha Powder OR 6 grams of Cocoa Powder
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Method
♡ Step 1: Preheat your oven to 160 degrees Celsius. Pour water into a deep cake tin, filling about 1/3rd of it with water. Make sure the tin is big enough to fit the smaller cake tin you’ll bake the cake in.
♡ Step 2: Place the deep cake tin, with water, into the oven.
♡ Step 3: Brush the inside of your smaller cake tin with butter. Line it with baking paper.
♡ Step 4: Place the butter, milk, cream cheese and 25 grams of sugar into a heat proof bowl. Warm this mixture until the butter has melted and the sugar has fully dissolved.
♡ Step 5: Once the butter has melted mix well. Then add in the egg yolk and mix for about three minutes with an electric mixer.
TIP: If you’re making one with matcha or cocoa flavour, whisk together flour and matcha powder or cocoa powder.
♡ Step 6: Sift the flour mix on top of the egg yolk mixture. Mix until well combined.
♡ Step 7: Whip up the egg whites with 25 grams of sugar. Whip until the egg whites reach a stiff peak consistency.
♡ Step 8: Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the egg yolk mixture, in three additions.
♡ Step 9: Pour the cake batter into the prepared cake tin.
♡ Step 10: Place the cake tin into the water bath in the preheated oven.
♡ Step 11: Bake for about 50 to 60 minutes. These cakes are done once the top is slightly browned and there is no raw batter showing.
♡ Step 12: Remove the cake from the oven and let the cake tin fall on your counter. Run a knife alongside the edges and tip out the cake, then place it on the cooling rack to cool completely.
♡ Step 13: Tape the template onto a piece of cardboard, then lay the acetate on top. Tape the acetate into place and carefully cut out the design.
♡ Step 14: Place the acetate, with the design cut out of it, over the cooled cake. Sift over some powdered sugar, cocoa powder or matcha powder.
♡ Step 15: Gently remove the acetate, making sure not to distort the design.
♡ Enjoy!
Although I made these to celebrate AVO’s 19th birthday, you can definitely make these for any occasion. Enjoy them as they are, or with some fresh fruit and whipped cream.
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Big thanks to @deathy for suggesting Japanese Cheesecake on our discord server!