earl grey basque cheesecake
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream to a saucepan.
- 2Add 3 Earl Grey tea bags to the heavy cream in the saucepan.
- 3Heat the cream and tea bags on the stove until simmering, then cover and let it infuse for 10 minutes.
- 4Strain the infused cream to remove the tea bags.
- 5In a large bowl, combine 24 oz of softened cream cheese and 3/4 cup of granulated sugar.
- 6Beat the cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth.
- 7Add 3 large eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
- 8Stir in 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
- 9Mix in 1 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
- 10Add 1/4 tsp of salt.
- 11Pour the Earl Grey infused cream into the cream cheese mixture and mix until fully combined.
- 12Line a cake pan with parchment paper.
- 13Pour the cheesecake batter into the prepared cake pan.
- 14Bake the cheesecake until the top is deeply caramelized and the center is still jiggly.
- 15Let the cheesecake cool completely before slicing and serving.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
- 3 Earl Grey tea bags
- 24 oz cream cheese
- 0.75 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 0.25 tsp salt
Equipment
saucepanfine mesh sievebowlelectric mixercake panparchment paperbaking sheet
Tips
- Basque cheesecakes are crustless, so you don't need to worry about a crust.
- You can make this cheesecake in any cake pan, no springform pan needed.
- Any imperfections in the cheesecake are part of the rustic look.