cheesecake

in the past, i make those non-baked cheesecake. darling always complained that its not nice, too cheesey. so i never really succeed in the making of cheese cake. i saw this very cute cheesecake from facebook (thanks to angela chia). i'm determine that i must baked them too. another reason for baking them is also cos this will be the first cheesecake that i make that requires baking. i'm glad i did and its was well-received.

 

 

cos my cupcake cups are bigger so i only can baked 4 with this, number of cookies, biscults and chocolate chips are adjusted accordingly.

 

ingredients:
1 block (250g) of cream cheese - cubed and softened (i used philadelphia)
65g of fine sugar
4 oreo cookies (in original form and retaining the cream)
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
6 Ritz Bits biscuits - separated and cheese removed (as décor)
tiny handful of chocolate chips (as décor)

methods:
1. put the oreo cookie into the cupcake cases. Set aside.

2. beat cream cheese and sugar until combined.

 

3. add the egg and vanilla essence and continue to beat until just combined*.

4. scoop and distribute the mixture evenly into 4 cases, decorate as shown in picture or your own creation.

 

5. bake in pre-heated oven at 150deg for 20mins**.

6. leave baked cheesecake to cool at room temperature before refrigerating. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before consuming (best over-night).

*do not over-whisk after beating in the egg. It will incorporate lots of air into the mixture causing the cake to crack easily during baking.

 

**do not worry if the cheesecakes still crack during baking. Any cracks will fuse after cooling in room temperature and a chance that it will disappear completely after chilling. Even if it did not disappear completely, it wouldn't look obvious after chilling.