Japanese Cotton Cheesecake 🍰🇯🇵

Name: Japanese Cotton Cheesecake 🍰🇯🇵
Total time: 410 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 🥚 5 large eggs, separated (room temp); 🧀 250 g cream cheese; 🥛 120 ml milk; 🧈 60 g unsalted butter; 🌾 60 g cake flour (or 60 g AP flour sifted twice); 🌽 20 g cornstarch; 🍋 1 tsp lemon juice (for meringue); 🍚 100 g sugar (60 g for batter + 40 g for meringue); 🧂 1 pinch salt; 💧 1 tsp vanilla extract; 💦 Hot water for water-bath

By RichardObradovic | Desserts | Japanese | Oct 15, 2025 | 27 views

Description

Feather-light, gently sweet, and custardy—this iconic Japanese “soufflé” cheesecake jiggles when warm and melts on the tongue when cool. A serene, cloud-like finish to any meal. ✨

Hook
Whisper-soft cheesecake that practically floats! 😍

Ingredients

🥚 5 large eggs, separated (room temp)
🧀 250 g cream cheese
🥛 120 ml milk
🧈 60 g unsalted butter
🌾 60 g cake flour (or 60 g AP flour sifted twice)
🌽 20 g cornstarch
🍋 1 tsp lemon juice (for meringue)
🍚 100 g sugar (60 g for batter + 40 g for meringue)
🧂 1 pinch salt
💧 1 tsp vanilla extract
💦 Hot water for water-bath

Preparation

1️⃣ Prep the pan: Line the bottom and sides of a 20 cm springform (or tall 18 cm round) with parchment. Wrap the outside with foil to keep water out.
2️⃣ Heat oven: Preheat to 155°C / 310°F. Place a deep tray on the middle rack for the water-bath.
3️⃣ Make cheese base: In a bowl over gentle bain-marie, melt cream cheese, milk, and butter, whisking until smooth. Remove from heat; whisk in vanilla and salt.
4️⃣ Add dry ingredients: Sift in cake flour and cornstarch. Whisk until silky. Mix in 5 egg yolks until glossy.
5️⃣ Make meringue: Beat 5 egg whites with lemon juice to soft peaks. Gradually add 40 g sugar and whip to medium-soft, shiny peaks (not stiff).
6️⃣ Fold: Whisk ⅓ meringue into the cheese batter to lighten, then gently fold in the rest with a spatula until no white streaks remain.
7️⃣ Bake (water-bath): Pour batter into the lined pan. Set pan in the preheated tray and carefully pour hot water around it to halfway up the sides. Bake 60–70 min until top is lightly golden and center still wobbles.
8️⃣ Finish: Turn oven off, crack the door and let cake rest inside 15 min to prevent collapse. Remove from bath, unmold gently after 10 min, peel parchment, and cool completely.
9️⃣ Serve: Chill 2–3 h for best slice definition. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.

Total Time

🕒 Preparation: 20 min
🔥 Baking: 65 min
💤 Rest/Chill: 120 min
⏰ Total: 205 min

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