November 19th, 2011.
Here i am back in the kitchen again. I was really nervous prior to my engagement day, so i spent like soooo much time in the kitchen. Finally i had made something other than cupcakes. I've always been curious about how do people make cheesecakes. After searching and searching for the most simple recipe, i've finally made this!
Ingredients for the Cheese Cake:
4 packages cream cheese (908 grams) or 2 pounds
1 package of oreos 16 oz or 450 grams
4 Tablespoons butter (45 grams)
4 eggs
1 cup sugar (200 grams)
1 Tablespoon vanilla (15ml)
1/2 cup cream (whipping cream, heavy cream) (180 ml)
1 cup sour cream (230 grams)
Directions:
- Crush 1 pack of Oreo until coarsely chopped. You can do this with a food processor or you can beat the cookies with meat beater. Add melted butter and put this as the base of your cheese cake. After you put it in the cake tin, pop into the fridge for a bit while.
- Mix cream cheese in a bowl, add sugar
- Add eggs one by one while the mixer is still mixing
- Add heavy cream and sour cream. Always remember that you can use plain yoghurt as a substitute for sour cream.
- Add crushed oreos into the mixture. Mix well.
- Put the mixture into the cake tin.
- Bake 350 (170C) for 15 minutes, then lower heat to 250 (121C) and bake an additional 1 and 1/2 hours. When it's almost 1 hour, do check the oven to prevent overbaked cake and to avoid the smell of burnt cake.
Chocolate Ganache:
2 cups chocolate chips 12 oz or 240 grams (semi-sweet) or (milk chocolate)
1 and 1/3 cups cream (320ml)
Directions:
- In medium heat, heat up the cream for a while
- Put in the chocolate buttons or chocolate chip, stir until they combined well and produce a nice and glossy chocolate sauce
- Sit the chocolate ganache for a while
- Pour chocolate ganache on top of the cheese cake (you don't have to use them all)
- Pop the cheese cake into the refrigerator and serve while still cold. Yum!!
Ok, this one (above) with the Oreo crust is burned. It sat too long in the oven.Luckily i made TWO of these! I bought this Graham Cracker's pie crust at the local supermarket and i just poured in the excess cheese cake mixture and chocolate ganache.
It tastes ghhhh--hh--hood!
