Japanese style cheesecake

[gourmet wife]

Does anyone have a fool proof recipe for Japanese style cheesecake? It's a cheese cake that's similar to a sponge cake texture, not rich but still satisfies the cheese cake craving. I've had it on numerous occassions but have no clue how to make it.

Thanks in advance CHs!

[The Dairy Queen]

Do you mean the kind that is cheesecake made with half tofu? There is a recipe for one in Ong's "The Sweet Spot" (which was dessert cookbook of the at one point in 2008) that is pretty good. http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:9...

~TDQ

[BigSal]

I don't believe there's any tofu in a Japanese cheese cake. The texture is less dense than a NY style cheesecake- I guess the texture is more cake-like than cheese-like. You can find them at United Noodles in MN should you want to sample. Beware, Japanese cakes/pastries are addicting.

[baby_tran]

http://belachan2.blogspot.com/search?q=japanese+cheesecake

http://cafeoftheeast.blogspot.com/200...

[AngelSanctuary]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I tried the Diana one and this one and this one is better: http://theanimeblog.com/japanese-reci...

[gourmet wife]

Hi all, I tried Diana's recipe last week and it turned out great. It's very light and not very sweet. My only complaint is that during the baking process, it puffed up beautifully, once I took it out, it deflated quite a bit, about 1/3. Anyone know if there's a formula for keep a cake high?

AS, I looked at your recipe and it's similar to Diane's the only difference is it uses 3 eggs instead of 6, thus making the cake more dense. I'm just wondering why you prefer the Anime recipe instead of Diane's. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

[Caitlin McGrath]

Cakes like this, made with separated eggs and the whipped whites folded in, without other leavener, will generally puff up during baking, then fall. It's a process similar to souffles rising and falling - steam causes the rise, cooling causes the fall.

Just embrace the yummy cake, gourmet wife!

[AngelSanctuary]

I made Diane's cake six times (I'm pretty stubborn) and I found it to be the much denser one. And then the bubbles are unevenly distributed and the top is too dry and the bottom is too wet. I find the other one a lot lighter actually because it uses all cornstarch and no flour.

[buttertart]

I made this one for Easter dessert and LOVE IT!!! The texture is divine, you eat it thinking "is this cake? or cheesecake?". Added the grated rind of the lemon and some vanilla to this recipe, couldn't resist tinkering. It fell to about 1/2 the height upon taking it out of the oven but is still very light.

[monku]

Quick Google, this looks like the sponge cake texture you're looking for......(I've never made it, but your post peeked my interest into making it sometime)

http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index.c...

Interesting most of the Japanese style cheesecake recipes use cornstarch.

[gourmet wife]

Thanks Monku! Can't wait to give it a try. Let me know how it goes if you ever decide to make it. =)