Japanese Cotton Cheese Cake

Ingredients:

140g fine granulated sugar
6 egg whites
6 egg yolks

1 tsp vanilla
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
60g butter
250g cream cheese
100 ml fresh milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice
60g cake flour
20g corn flour

Method:

1. Melt cream cheese, butter and milk on a water bath. Cool the mixture. 

2. Whisk the egg yolks with half amount of the sugar, the lemon juice and the vanilla. Add the 2 kinds of fours and continue whisking. (Cheese mixture). Don't over whisk.

3. Whisk the egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy using a stand mixer. Add in the other half of the sugar and whisk until soft peaks form. (The Merengue)

4. Take 1/3 meringue and fold into the cheese mixture, then fold in another 1/3 of meringue. After incorporated, pour the batter back to the remaining 1/3 meringue and fold. Don't over fold. Pour the mixture into a 8-inch round cake pan which was lightly grease and line the bottom and sides of the pan with parchment paper).

5. Bake the cheesecake in a water bath for 80 minutes or until set and golden brown at 150 degrees C (325 degrees F).

6. Switch off the over. Open its door partially with a wooden spoon and leave the cake to cool down completely before taking it out.