Kenko’s Matcha Recipe Day is back!
Today we have another exciting matcha dessert recipe. It’s one of our favourites that will definitely impress anyone who tries it.
Let’s meet Julia aka@juliaaanne and her deliciousMatcha Black Sesame Cheesecake!
Julia is a nurse and passionate adventurer. When she is not working, she spends her time travelling, organising social justice campaigns for With Church, and enjoying her favourite passion - baking.
Sometime in the far future, she hopes to retire from nursing and open a bakery. Until then, she enjoys learning and improving on her baking skills.
Julia’s cheesecake is inspired fromOh, Sweet Day!. She has adapted theMatcha Black Sesame Cheesecake recipe, making it a little sweeter. Also, instead of the hazelnut shortbread crust, she has changed it up by using another shortbread recipe.
This tasty blend of matcha and black sesame brings a flavour of the East to your favourite cheesecake. It is a gorgeous cake you’re bound to delight in serving it up to friends.
Matcha Black Sesame Cheesecake
Yield: 8-in (20 cm) cake
Ingredients
-Shortbread Crust-
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cold & cut into small chunks
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup confectioner sugar
-Cheesecake-
- 2 packages of 8-ounce (225g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sour cream, room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 4 tbsp matcha powder
- ⅓ cup black sesame powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (177C), grease or line an 8-inch spring form pan
- Mix the crust ingredients in a food processor until it resembles coarse meal
- Press the mixture onto the bottom of the prepared pan
- Bake crust for 15-18 mins, set aside to cool & turn down oven to 300F (150C)
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Mixcream cheese, sour cream, sugar + vanilla extract until combined using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment
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Addeggs one at a time, blend for another 2 mins until well combined
- Divide batter into 2 equal portions: Add 2 tbsp matcha powder to one & black sesame powder to another
- Mix both batters until well combined and mixed
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Pour black sesamefilling over the crust in the prepared pan
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Dollopmatchafilling on top & swirl the mixture together using a knife
- Bake on the middle rack with a pan full of water on the lower rack for 1 h or till the edge is puffed while the center is still wobbly and wet looking.
- Turn off the oven with the door slightly opened, let it sit there to cool completely for at least half an hour
- Remove from the oven then chill for overnight
- Sprinkle remaining matcha powder on top of the cake right before serving
Matcha Black Sesame Cheesecake is surely the perfect choice in your baking bucket list… enjoy!
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