Cheesecake is always a favourite for everyone. Cheesecake looks beautiful and also a solicitous dessert to eat. Maybe it sounds a bit complicated but there is nothing to get scared of cheesecake. If you take the time to learn a recipe with all the proper instructions before starting baking then the cheesecake recipe will be on your fingertips. Here are some of the ways to prevent cracks in your cheesecake. Also you can reach out to Zeroin Academy for baking classes in Chennai.
Preparation
- Rather than using a cold cream cheese, use room temperature cream cheese to avoid lumps on the cake because cold cheese is too fussy to mix.
- Except egg mix all the ingredients very well to avoid the possibility of getting cracks
- Adding eggs into the batter is the most important step to be careful because eggs will hold air inside the flour so it could cause cracks or lumps on the cake.
- Use springform pan and water bath technique to avoid cracks on cheesecake. You can take cake classes in Chennai to become more proficient at what you do.
Baking
- Do not open the microwave door while the cake is baking inside. This is the main reason to cause cracks due to the variation of temperature.
- Another important reason is overbaking the cake. You can spot the 2 to 3 inch puffiness in the cake when it is done so on that time you can stop baking it.
Cooling process
- Once the baking is done, leave the cake inside the oven for at least 30 minutes because sudden change in temperature can also make the cake crack.
- After the cake turns into room temperature just cover it tightly and make it chill overnight.
No bake cheesecake
No baked cheesecake is made without an oven. This can be done by three ingredients which are graham crumbs, butter, and sugar. In this method there is no chance of getting cracks. Because usually cracks happen due to the improper beating of mixture and baking process but in this method there are no such mistakes at all. You can just add all these ingredients and sugar will help to cure each other then keeping in the freezer will give you a no bake cheesecake.
Water bath method
Water bath is another method to bake cheesecakes. This method is done by using a springform pan. Pan will be placed into a larger pot with hot water. The hot water will release the steam so it will make the egg rise properly and help to lift the cheesecake with the low risk of crack.
Essentials for water bath
Cover the pan springform pan with the aluminium foil sheet. Keep the pan in the large pot which is filled with hot water. The pan should contain 1 inch of hot water. This method is quite easy if you become expert in it, if not it will be difficult to handle as it deals with hot water. Sometimes the water may spill or leak in the cake.
Alternate method to use water bath
If you are not willing to take a risk then you can go with this alternate option of water bath. Take a large pan and pot. Boil a pot of water. You need 1 inch of water in the pan and then place the pan at the bottom of the preheated oven. Pour the boiled water into the pan and place the cake on the centre and close the oven immediately to keep the steam inside. This will not let the water spill on cheesecake, it will make the water sit inside.
