Photograph of this dish. Aqilla Rahmi · CC BY 4.0.
Spanish · Spain
Burnt Basque Cheesecake
A tall, dark-topped cheesecake baked hot, with a soft center.
Pai editors’ mark 5 / 5
Plan, list, and collections
The Basque style skips the crust and lets the top go deep brown. Cream cheese, eggs, cream, and sugar are blended smooth, then baked hotter than a New York cheesecake. The center should still wobble.
Health
How this plate sits
Counted from the ingredient table. The score, richness, and badges describe one serving as written. The ring and the nutrient table follow the serving count above. This is general information, not medical advice.
48
Health score
Rich, enjoy occasionally
Indulgent
Richness
Rich
Light to very rich, from fat, saturated fat, sugar, and the cream or butter in the plate.
- Protein 7%
- Carbs 23%
- Fat 70%
Watch · Diabetes-friendly
It misses a gentler mark: sugar, fiber, the starch mix, or the richness of the plate.
Watch · Heart-friendly
Saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, or fiber keeps this off the heart-friendly list.
Watch · Weight loss
Calories, protein, or richness make this a fuller plate than a light day wants.
Watch · High protein
Protein is about 6.5 g, under the 25 g mark.
Suits · Low sodium
About 291 mg of sodium, under the 450 mg mark.
Watch · Gluten-free
Wheat or gluten is in the required list.
Watch · Dairy-free
A milk ingredient is in the required list.
Suits · Vegetarian
No meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish in the required list.
Watch · Pregnancy caution
Alcohol, liver, caffeine, a higher-mercury fish, or a soft cheese is in the required list.
Watch · Gentle when sick
Fat or sugar is high for a day when appetite is low.
Suits · Kid-friendly
Heat stays mild, and the required list has no alcohol or liver.
Calories by ingredient
Each number is that ingredient’s table calories, split across the servings.
- Cream cheese191 kcal
- Heavy cream67 kcal
- Granulated sugar65 kcal
- Egg30 kcal
- All-purpose flour5 kcal
Glycemic load
Estimated glycemic load for this count: 15.7. The bands come from the ingredient table.
Portion
One serving, as written, is about 357 kcal.
Allergens. Egg, Gluten, Milk, Wheat
Make it healthier
Swap the heavy cream for the same weight of whole milk
The grams stay. The calorie change is the difference between those two rows in the ingredient table.
About 302 kcal after the change.
Use half the granulated sugar
Half the sugar grams are left out, and the calories follow that cut on the table.
About 325 kcal after the change.
Leave out the flour.
It is only there for a little structure. Without it the cake is gluten-free and slightly more tender. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
Cut twelve thin slices.
This is a rich cake. The slice size is the portion control. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
| Nutrient | Amount | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 357 kcal | 18% |
| Protein | 6.5 g | 13% |
| Carbohydrate | 21.2 g | 8% |
| Fiber | 0.1 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 19.1 g | 38% |
| Fat | 28.1 g | 36% |
| Saturated fat | 15.9 g | 80% |
| Cholesterol | 155 mg | 52% |
| Sodium | 291 mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 121 mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 80 mg | 6% |
| Iron | 0.4 mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 9 mg | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.7 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 317 mcg | 35% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D | 0.6 mcg | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.2 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 2 mcg | 2% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.1 mg | 4% |
| Riboflavin (B2) · estimate | 0.3 mg | 23% |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.2 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1 mg | 4% |
| Folate | 12 mcg | 3% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.2 mcg | 8% |
Low-confidence marks sit on glycemic load or on vitamins the USDA row left blank. Those vitamins are filled from a food-group reference and labeled as estimates. Reported USDA values, including zeros, are kept. 50 g is the daily value for added sugar. This figure is total sugar, including fruit and milk.
- A serving stays under about 420 calories, so it can sit inside an ordinary day.
- Protein is light for the calories, so hunger may return sooner.
- Saturated fat is high for one plate.
- Sugars are noticeable. A smaller portion changes the day.
- Choose a pasteurized cheese if you are pregnant.
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.
Equipment
- Oven
- Scale
- Mixing bowls
- Parchment
- The pan named in the method
- Cooling rack
- Oven thermometer
Ingredients
Each line is stored in grams. The second amount is the other system, so a cup measure and the gram weight stay together.
Cream cheese, softened24 oz680 g
Granulated sugar1 cup200 g
Egg5 eggs250 g
Heavy cream1 cup242 ml
All-purpose flour2 tbsp16 g
Kosher salt0.5 tsp1.5 g
Lemon zest1 tsp2 g
The first amount follows the unit toggle. The second is the other system. Both follow the serving count.
If you need to swap
- Leave out the flour.. It is only there for a little structure. Without it the cake is gluten-free and slightly more tender.
- Cut twelve thin slices.. This is a rich cake. The slice size is the portion control.
Method
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1Heat the oven to 400°F / 200°C. Line a 9-inch pan with parchment that stands well above the rim.
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2Beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, then cream, flour, salt, and zest.
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3Pour it in and bake until the top is deep brown and the center still shimmies.
Bake 45 min
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4Cool, then chill at least 3 hours. The center firms as it cools.
Chill 3 hr
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5Lift it out by the parchment and slice with a hot knife.
How you know it is done
The center of Burnt Basque Cheesecake is set for its kind: a skewer shows moist crumbs for a cake, a hollow tap for a loaf, set edges for a cookie, or a bubbling center for a pie.
If it goes wrong
- Burnt Basque Cheesecake looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center.
- Burnt Basque Cheesecake spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
Storage
Cool Burnt Basque Cheesecake completely. Keep it covered at room temperature for 2 days, or wrap and freeze for a month. Refrigerate custard, cream, and fresh-fruit fillings the same day and eat them within 3 days.
How this dish helps your daily life
- A celebration cake that does not need a water bath or a crust.
- It keeps for days, so one bake covers several desserts.
Notes
Pregnancy. Eggs are baked through. Use pasteurized cream cheese and cream. There is no alcohol. It is high in saturated fat, so it belongs with dessert, not breakfast.
From the kitchen. The dark top is the point. Pull it when the middle still moves, or it will be dry.
Allergens in the required list: Egg, Gluten, Milk, Wheat.
Your stars and note
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.