# Burnt Basque Cheesecake with a Matcha White Chocolate Ganache

This recipe guides you through making a soft and creamy Burnt Basque Cheesecake with a delightful Matcha White Chocolate Ganache.

- Total time: 55 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 700 g cream cheese
- 220 g sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 300 g heavy cream
- 15 g flour
- 15 g cornstarch
- 200 g white chocolate
- 150 ml heavy cream
- 1 tsp matcha powder

## Instructions

1. Place chopped white chocolate into a bowl.
2. Pour hot heavy cream over the white chocolate.
3. Sift matcha powder into the bowl with white chocolate and cream.
4. Whisk until combined and smooth to create the matcha ganache.
5. Place cream cheese into a mixing bowl.
6. Mix the cream cheese.
7. Scrape vanilla bean seeds into the cream cheese mixture.
8. Mix the vanilla into the cream cheese.
9. Crack eggs into a separate bowl.
10. Pour beaten eggs into the cream cheese mixture.
11. Pour heavy cream into the mixing bowl.
12. Sift flour and cornstarch into the mixture.
13. Mix until all ingredients are well combined and smooth.
14. Line a 7-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
15. Pour the cheesecake batter into the prepared baking pan.
16. Bake the cheesecake at 230°C for 40-45 minutes.
17. Remove the burnt Basque cheesecake from the oven.
18. Slice a piece of the cheesecake.
19. Place the slice on a wooden plate.
20. Drizzle the matcha white chocolate ganache over the cheesecake slice.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- bowl
- whisk
- mixer
- knife
- 7" baking pan

## Tips

- Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature.
- Preheat your oven at 230°C.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes in a 7" baking pan.
- Let it cool down completely in the fridge overnight.
- For the matcha ganache, stir everything together until combined and let it cool down until thickened.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvfX8ZzgnZz/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8495c16d-ce1a-4ec5-a5e3-a945d39bed68
- Extracted: 2025-10-21

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