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I’d first eaten this cheesecake in Japan where I lived for a couple of years. Like
everything there they do their own version of a western style dish and the
offerings are invariably lighter than the original version to suit the Japanese palate
(the exception of course being the pizzas which are laden down with a slew of
toppings including tuna, corn and mayonnaise, a personal favourite). But I digress,
we were talking about cheesecake weren’t we? The Japanese also do a chilled
cheesecake called “rare cheese” which is simply an unbaked cheesecake with
gelatin used to set it (nothing to do with rare or exotic ingredients). Never did I
see a true baked cheesecake while there and I used to scour the depato
(department store) floors looking for things to eat. The department stores were
wonderful and open until 8pm most nights (ugh I wish they did that here!) so
often late after work you’d find me walking up and down the aisles looking for my
next sugary fix like a food addict. It wasn’t a pretty sight and I’m sure some of
those department store ladies must have whispered to each other “She just stands
there and just stares at the food”.
Eating
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I made one attempt to make this and I didn’t stir the egg whites enough so the
egg yolks sank to the bottom while the fluffy whites stayed at the top. It was Cooking & Recipes
perfectly edible, delicious even but it wasn’t right so I made another ensuring that Biscuits and Cookies
I folded the egg whites in properly. Then I saw a recipe on a blog which had a
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middle layer of Rare Blueberry Cheesecake which I thought was utter genius! So I
made that while the other cake was cooling. Breakfast recipes
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The cake itself is gorgeous and the key thing is that it’s light but not too sweet. Hamburgers
It’s for the people who are always saying that desserts are too sweet for them and
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perhaps go for the cheese plate option at a restaurant. It’s not savoury though but
the lack of rich cloying sweetness does mean that several slices can be inhaled at Indonesian
any one time so I give this recipe with some caution. Beware as it’s the kind of Italian
dessert you may find yourself cutting off slice after slice muttering quietly to Japanese
yourself “Just one little sliver more”.
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So tell me Dear Reader, what’s your addiction food? The one where you just Korean
cannot stop at one piece?
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6 eggs separated
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
To decorate
1. Melt cream cheese, butter and milk over a double boiler. Cool the mixture over
an ice bath. Fold in the flour, the cornflour, 6 egg yolks, lemon juice and mix well.
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2. Whisk 6 egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy. Add in the sugar and whisk
until soft peaks form.
3. Place a kettlefull of water to boil. Add one third of the egg white mixture to the
cheese mixture to loosen. Then add the rest in third batches and mix well and
ensure that the egg whites are thoroughly combined gently. Pour into a 8-inch
round cake pan (lightly grease and line the bottom and sides of the pan with
greaseproof baking paper or parchment paper). Wrap two layers of foil around the
tin to prevent water seeping in. Place in a large baking dish.
4. Carefully pour the boiling water around the cheesecake to make a water bath.
Bake cheesecake in the water bath for 1 hours 10 minutes or until set and golden
brown at 160 degrees C (325 degrees F). Chill thoroughly.
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5. Line the same 8 inch springform baking tin with parchment. In a small bowl,
mix together gelatin with hot water and stir briskly with a fork until all of the
gelatine is dissolved.
6. Blend all remaining ingredients in a food processor. Add gelatine mixture and
pulse until mixed. Scrape into prepared tin and cover with cling wrap and
refrigerate until set.
To decorate:
7. Slice completely cold soft cotton cheesecake in half horizontally. Try and do a
better job than I did, it won’t be hard! Carefully lift the top half off touching it on
the base (if you touch the browned top, the top will come off onto your hand –
trust me on that). Remove parchment from sides of rare cheesecake and place
face down onto the bottom half of the soft cotton cheesecake. Peel off the
parchment from the blueberry cheese layer. Then lift the top layer of soft cotton
cheesecake and place on top. Using a large palette knife scrape gently along the
edges to even the sides of the blueberry layer.
8. Pipe with whipped cream and place fresh blueberries in the centre.
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How GORGEOUS and delicious does this look!! I’m sure I could eat at LEAST 3
slices Love the addition of the blueberry middle.
I get into my “can’t stop eating!” mode with cake balls — they’re just so
conveniently bite-sized! Dangerous!
That looks incredible Lorraine!! Definitely my kind of dessert – I like not too sweet
with a soft texture
I’d say Japanese cheesecakes are my addiction food. I used to live there for a few
years myself…and gosh, I could live in the bottom floor of a department store. I
love the little cakes that you can buy.
Cheers,
Rosa
My addiction you already know – cookbooks! But this cheesecake could give it a
good run for its money!
what an interesting cheesecake! Looks so nice and light I surely prefer this to the
American cheesecake
Ps. wish I could send you a Betty Boop cake for your birthday, pity you re so far
away
Looks beautiful and very moist! I love Japanese interpretations of dishes – a whole
new perspective!
I’ve never heard of either of those cheesecakes (not surprising for me). They
sound delightful and would love, just a sliver.
~ingrid
I made this recently too but i forgot to line the pan and the whole cake split into
half when I turned it out. Your look gorgeous with the blueberry layer!
mmmmmmmmmmm….
There are dozens of foods I can’t stop eating once I start. Hard to be specific –
I’m such a glutton!
Wow that does look lovely. There are so many foods that I feel are definitely
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Cheesecakes are normally so dense and rich. This looks so beautiful and light. I
will definately make this to impress at a Christmas Lunch.
omg this looks heavenly! love that whipped blueberry cream in the centre of the
cheesecake. yummmmmmm~~~~ u’re such a talent! thanks for sharing
Gee, I’m always heading to Savoy at Chinatown or Burwood for my fix of Jap
cheesecake (which is really a very good Taiwanese copy), so I’ll definitely be
giving this a go in my kitchen! The boy will go mad for it… =)
This cake looks as though cupids could frolic on it, it’s so light and pillowy. I do
have a classic cheesecake that I make, but I’m persuaded to give this one a try
(though you make it look too easy).
This is such a lovely cheesecake, Lorraine! I would love to try it since I’m a huge
fan of cheesecake, but I usually feel like it’s too heavy for me to eat more than a
few spoonfuls. This on the other hand, as you say, would be dangerous!
Oh golly, that looks dangerous! I love cheesecake. Baked vanilla ones, uncooked
strawberry ones – you name it, I’ll make it! Another reason I’m going to have to
move to elasticated trousers soon..
This cake looks so beautiful! Will definitely attempt this one in the future. I’ve
never tried Japanese cheesecake but my interest has been piqued.
I have no self control at the beginning of summer with all the beautiful fruits
suddenly available. If I buy a bag of cherries, I will eat them all within 24 hours,
regardless of stomach pains. Same goes for Frosty Fruits at any time of year. I buy
a box and 2 days later they’re all gone! I tell myself it’s ok as surely they must
count towards both my fruit and water intake for the day
I love this kind of cheesecake, and the blueberry bit in the middle is GENIUS. I
have a theory that blueberries go with everything, and it sounds delicious here.
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This looks devine!!! Never heard of a rare cheese cheesecake before, but I want to
try this – yum!
I want it all. Preferably asap. I think I stared at that first photo for 5 minutes. Love
this.
Awww looks great!! I know exactly what you mean by a cross between a
cheesecake and a sponge cake
Dear NQN,
Love your beautiful blog!
Could you possibly tell me,
if there is a conversion table
for your specific recipes?
I need American measurements,
cups and spoons. Thank you so
much, I am dying to make this
spectacular cheesecake!
Gretchen
looks so good Lorraine i think i could devour it all in 5 minutes )if it it as light as u
claim hehe)
I like those fluffy Japanese cheesecake too! Very dangerous indeed. Too easy to
just finish the whole thing off without noticing
The soft cotton cheesecakes sound amazing, and not like normal cheesecake at
all. It would be lovely with the soft cheesecake filling too. Did you find enough
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I have never heard of Japanese cheesecake but this looks like serious addiction
food. Funnily enough (given my cupcake obsession!) my addiction is to all things
pasta but especially spaghetti with zucchini and prawns (drool drool drool).
Oh I LOVE Japanese cheesecakes and I’ve always wanted to know how to make
them myself. I agree that because it’s so soft and light you could just eat the
whole thing without feeling full or too guilty hehe. Thanks for the recipe
My can’t stop eating addiction is cookies – one in the morning, then one or two
later in the day and then after dinner my sweet tooth really kicks in to high gear!
Such a interesting texture to this cake. I’d really like to try to inhale it! Can you
bring it for Thanksgiving? xoxo Mum
Wow, this looks and sounds soooo good. Just opened the page at work and
immediately a bunch of hungry colleagues congregated around me!
oh my that looks soo YUM!! will be trying that one for sure!!
KFC!
Very pretty Lorraine! I love unbaked cheesecakes, always find the baked ones too
“rich”. This version looks ideal. I can’t leave homemade cookies/biscuits alone,
especially vanilla snaps or Italian almond biscuits…I always double the recipe:)
Delicios!
My ‘I can’t stop eating it’ food is Tres Leches Cake, topped with summer berries.
The tart berries balance out the moist sweet cake perfectly, and although not
manadatory, I recommend a dollop of vanilla icecream on top.
haha your comment about department store ladies had me laughing because i
work in a cafe in a department store and amongst each other we have things like
‘bizarre request of the day’ and ‘weirdo customer scales’.
one of the weirder requests recently was this lady who ordered a sandwich and
basically had us toast a sliver of it while she had the rest of it put away in a take
away bag…
don’t know if u know of the ichiban boshi cheesecake that is sold in singapore.. i
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wld buy a box, hide it in the depths of my fridge!!! and still! someone wld have
found it that night! sometimes, they even finish the whole cake and throw away
the box to destroy all evidence and make u forget that u ever had it in the fridge!
ohhh.. yumm..
Hey darling.. I had to move my blog as I was dealing with some bullies.. here is
the new site.
I hope this posts.. I’m in flight… anyhoo.. gosh, you know I wish I could find fresh
berries of any kind this time of year in japan = ( Everything sounds so divine,
looks delish.
What a fantastic idea, so innovative! I’m afraid I’m not a great fan of Japanese
cheesecakes, my preference is for the heavy, baked NY ones or the Italian ricotta
cheesecakes. One thing that I cannot stop eating is any type of cheese with a
crusty sourdough!
two things i love are blueberries and layers. oh, and cake. so this is awesome.
thanks, lorraine.
there’s just something different about Japanese cheesecake, their textures are
out-of-this-world-so-soft haha one slice is simply not enough
That is some beautifully sliced cake there. I know how hard it is to get clean slices
(especially with fillings like bluberry!)
Do ya’ll have Thanksgiving? If you do, happy Thanksgiving! If you don’t, happy
Thursday!
That looks beautiful. Light and not too sweet. I have never had a Japanese
cheesecake- never even heard of it.
sooooooo pretttyyy!!! very impressive!!! a perfect example of rich food that speaks
to the soul. a beautiful creation L!
That looks gorgeously sinful. I love the way teh top is crinkled ) it makes it look
even more delicious! and a blueberry middle?!?. How naughty of you )
I will make this once my kitchen is up and running again. I love soft fluffy
japanese cheese cake. I can have almost all of it on my own!
Hey Lorraine
Cake looks delicious! How deep does the water bath need to be? 1 inch?
I gave this recipe to my sister and she e-mailed me that she’s tried it 2 days ago.
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She told me she loves it and sends her regards and thanks from the netherlands.
I made this for a gourmet bbq, turned out fantastically! It’s the strangest thing, it
has the most interesting texture and flavour combination. Loves it. Definitely going
to make again
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