r/cheesecake

Banana 🍌 Cream Cheesecake using banana puree & banana cream extract. Topped with Banana Bavarian Cream // on a Nilla wafer crust.

Me again, these are my original Japanese ones; I’ve added honey to cut through the sugar/ egg flavour; every slice of this cake tastes like a smooth teaspoon of honey mmmm.

It’s not too sweet, just right.

Recipe is an adaption of SucculantBites version.

Orange creamsicle cheesecake topped with orange whipped cream, orange drizzle, and homemade orange candied peels on a graham cracker crust.

Not sure how common it is to top cheesecakes with jelly. I thought I would try to give a color pop to the plain white cheesecake. Honestly, it looked great and tasted amazing as well. How do you find this combination though?

It was for guests, so I don’t have photos of it being scooped up! 😅

Made my first bicoff cheesecake with my daughter. Super excited

Recipe I used is in the pictures.

With some added creativity.

The middle I added custard (recipe in pictures).

Also added my cherries on top

Now the mango season is in here so made this for our guests! Need to work more on the presentation but otherwise I am happy with the result 😄

Celebration style maple cheesecake with sprinkle filling and cookie crust. Topped with cream cheese frosting and melted peanut butter and sprinkles.

It tastes so good!!!

Recipe:

Brownies:
(9x13 inches baking pan)

2 1/4 cups (450g) superfine sugar
2 1/2 sticks (284g) unsalted butter
1 1/4 (105g) cocoa powder (Dutch process cocoa is fine)
2 oz (57g) 70% dark chocolate finely chopped
4 large eggs
2 egg yolks
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 cup (140g) All Purpose Flour
1 tsp table salt
8oz (227g) chocolate chips

Cheesecake:
24oz (680g) Cream Cheese, softened (I used Philadelphia)
1 1/4 cups (250g) granulated sugar
4 large eggs
3/4 cup (170g) heavy cream
1/4 tsp fine salt
2 tsp vanilla extract

1. Prepare the Pan
Preheat oven to 350°F / 180°C
Line a 9x13-inch pan with parchment paper.
Lightly grease if needed.

2. Make the Brownie Batter
Brownie Base Method
Place sugar in a bowl.
Heat butter in a saucepan until boiling.
Pour hot butter over sugar and mix.
Add cocoa powder and chopped chocolate.
Stir until smooth and glossy.

Finish the Batter
Add eggs one at a time.
Mix until incorporated.
Separately mix the dry and wet ingredients. Alternately Add dry ingredients and wet ingredients to the mixing bowl and mix just until combined. (No visible streaks of dry flour)
Reserve a small amount of brownie batter for swirling later.

3. Make the Cheesecake Mixture
Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.

Add eggs one at a time.

Mix in:
heavy cream
vanilla
salt

Mix only until smooth and creamy.

4. Assemble
Pour brownie batter into prepared pan.
Pour cheesecake mixture over the brownie layer. (Sift the cheesecake mixture for smoother finish)

Add small spoonfuls/dollops of reserved brownie batter on top.

Use a toothpick or skewer to create swirls.

Do not over-swirl. Big dramatic ribbons look prettier after baking 😉

5. Bake
Bake at:
350°F / 180°C
for 45–50 minutes

Your extended bake time + exposed cheesecake top created the: caramelized top, darker toasted surface, slightly brûléed flavor

That’s why it gave Burnt Basque vibes 🔥

The center should still have:

a slight jiggle
fudgy brownie underneath
creamy cheesecake layer

I often found calling these cakes “cheesecakes” is deceiving for those that get to eat it as they expect a heavy dense or soft creamy vibe cake.

These are by far the best cakes to eat; this one bearing the light chocolate mousse flavour experience.

A range of additional extras in here besides your usual dutch cocoa powder and 70% Lindt dark chocolate; to give the cake the wow flavour pop :)

*sadly no recipe here; own creation and am not ready to let it go! If you’re around my area I’d share 🤣

I used a buttery cookie crust, a lemony sour cream cheesecake filling, and a homemade blueberry reduction.🫐

Any tips to make it better next time? I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback — all of this is just part of my home baking experiments 😊💜