¼ cup heavy cream (or whole milk)
1 Tablespoon lemon zest (about 1 lemon zested)
1 Tablespoon lemon juice (about ½ lemon)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
teaspoon Kosher salt
For the meringue:
6 large egg white
2 teaspoon lemon juice
⅓ cup granulated sugar
Japanese cheese cake recipe :
Preheat the oven to 400°F, line the 8×3 round cake pan with parchment paper on both the bottom and sides, and prepare hot water and pan for water bath*.
You can make a water bath by lining a pan, that’s larger than the pan that you will be using for the cheesecake, with a towel and filling it up with hot water. The pan should be able to hold enough water to go half way up the side of the cake pan for the cheesecake.
In a heatproof bowl over a simmering pot of water (or a bain-marie), add the block of cream cheese and whisk until soft and smooth. Whisk in the melted butter until evenly combined.
Add a couple of egg yolks to the mixture at a time while whisking between each addition until all the yolks are incorporated. Whisk in the sugar.
Make sure to not overheat the mixture or it’ll curdle! If the mixture feels too hot, take it off the simmer water and keep whisking
Sift the flour and cornstarch into the mixture and whisk until just combined and no more lumps are visible.
Add the remaining ingredients (lemon zest and juice, cream, salt, and vanilla) and whisk to combine.
Remove from the simmering water. Set aside until needed.
In a clean mixing bowl, beat together egg whites and lemon juice on medium speed until completely frothy. Once frothy, slowly add small amounts of sugar to the egg white while continuing to beat on medium speed.
Increase the speed to medium high and whip the meringue until it reaches a soft medium peak. The meringue should be able to form a peak, but the peak will hook.
DO NOT over-beat the meringue!
Transfer ⅓ of the meringue to the cheesecake batter base and whisk it until the batter is homogenous.
Add another ⅓ of the meringue to the batter and this time, gently FOLD the meringue into the batter until just incorporated. Repeat with the remaining ⅓ meringue.
Pour the Japanese cheese cake batter into the parchment lined 8×3 round cake pan and tap the pan on the table a couple of times to remove large air bubbles.
Place the cake pan with the cheesecake batter inside the large pan lined with towel. Fill the pan with hot water, half way up, the 8×3 cake pan.
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