Gula Melaka Cheesecake
(recipe adapted from here)
Ingredients:
Base:
100g digestive biscuits (crushed)
60g Cowhead salted butter, melted
Fillings:
200g gula Melaka (chopped)
50ml Cowhead UHT milk
450g Cowhead Cream Cheese
3 eggs
25g corn flour
200g dairy whipping cream
Caramelized mixed nuts
50g walnuts
50g cashew nuts
50g almonds
80g fine sugar
2 Tbsp Cowhead UHT milk
1 Tbsp water
*In a non-stick pan, heat sugar until dissolved & caramelize. Add in milk, water & stir well. Remove from heat, add in toasted nuts & toss well.
Method:
1. Crust: Mix crushed biscuits & melted butter until well combined. Press the mixture into a 8″ pan chill for later use.
2. Filling: Put gula melaka & milk into a saucepan, stir & cook with low heat until the gula melaka has dissolved. Remove from heat, strain & leave to cool.
3. Beat cream cheese & mixture 2 with high speed until fluffy. Add in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Sift in corn flour, add in whipping cream & mix well.
5. Pour the filling into the crust & steam-bake in the preheated oven at 150c for 70mins. Remove and leave to cool. Chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
6. Unmold the cake & arrange caramelized mixed nuts on top.
