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San Sebastian Cheesecake Recipe

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 31 minutes
4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 51 minutes

The best, easiest cheesecake you’ll ever make.

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San Sebastian cheesecake is sometimes referred to as Basque Burnt Cheesecake, but don’t worry, it only looks burnt, it’s actually perfectly caramelized. Rich and gooey on the inside this cake is super easy to make with only 4 ingredients. It’s a lighter, quicker, crustless cheesecake you will want to make again and again.

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This cheesecake cooks at a higher temperature for a shorter period of time giving it that speckled caramelized top. You can serve it slightly warm out of the oven or chill it for a denser cheesecake. Eat it on its own or top with a chocolate ganache sauce.

There is a mystical understanding that the energy of milk is life-giving.  Get more Jewish food thoughts here.

 

Ingredients

Servings 8 servings

Cake

  • 1 cup sugar 190 grams
  • pounds cream cheese 700 grams, 3 cups, room temperature
  • ¼ cup cornstarch 30 grams
  • 5 eggs room temperature
  • cup heavy cream 440 grams

Chocolate Sauce

  • 1 cup chocolate chopped
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
Instructions

Nutritional Facts

Nutrition Facts
San Sebastian Cheesecake
Amount per Serving
Calories
762
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
61
g
94
%
Saturated Fat
 
36
g
225
%
Trans Fat
 
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
16
g
Cholesterol
 
255
mg
85
%
Sodium
 
326
mg
14
%
Potassium
 
271
mg
8
%
Carbohydrates
 
48
g
16
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
41
g
46
%
Protein
 
11
g
22
%
Vitamin A
 
2165
IU
43
%
Vitamin C
 
0.4
mg
0
%
Calcium
 
143
mg
14
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
  • Coat an 8-inch (20cm) spring form pan with parchment paper.
  • In a mixer combine sugar and room temperature cream cheese and whip for 15 seconds. Add the starch and incorporate. Slowly add the eggs one at a time. Mix in cream.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for exactly 31 minutes. Let cool and rest in pan for at least 4 hours at room temperature.
  • Serve with chocolate sauce.

To make chocolate sauce:

  • Melt chocolate in microwave until just melted, about 1 minute, slowly stir in cream until mixed well.

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