Today is my birthday.
In the past, hubby used to order cake for my birthday celebration. This year, as usual, he asked me what type of cake that I want for birthday. I was like...mmm....err....should we spent the money since I can bake? Nowadays, a chilled cheesecake or crepe cake cost about RM100+ , so I told hubby that I will bake my own. I would rather spend the money as part of a good three-some dinner. This year I decided to make a chilled Durian Cheesecake.
Modified from my previous successful no-bake Oreo cheesecake, I substituted the Oreo crumbs with durian flesh. Since good quality durian could be found in abundance with such hot weather, bought some home to prepare a day in advance prior birthday. Managed to get a good deal since it was evening time when we bought the durian, clearance sale, haha.
In the past, hubby used to order cake for my birthday celebration. This year, as usual, he asked me what type of cake that I want for birthday. I was like...mmm....err....should we spent the money since I can bake? Nowadays, a chilled cheesecake or crepe cake cost about RM100+ , so I told hubby that I will bake my own. I would rather spend the money as part of a good three-some dinner. This year I decided to make a chilled Durian Cheesecake.
Modified from my previous successful no-bake Oreo cheesecake, I substituted the Oreo crumbs with durian flesh. Since good quality durian could be found in abundance with such hot weather, bought some home to prepare a day in advance prior birthday. Managed to get a good deal since it was evening time when we bought the durian, clearance sale, haha.
We changed our regular dinner celebration place this year as we had a bad experience during the last celebration. The crabs were rotten with ammonia smell. So we chose a new place to try out.
When we arrived, found that this restaurant was quite old and the lightings were rather dim. Anyway, we went ahead to order their specialty fried salted egg crabs and fried rice. It was rather pricy unexpectedly with an average taste. Our verdict, so so lah. It was not comparable with our regular. Think we will go back to the regular place to give it one last chance.
Blew candle and celebrated my birthday at home after dinner. And finally, I am older by another year. BUT, wiser....hmm
Recipe
Chilled Durian Cheesecake
(makes 7" cheesecake)-springform pan
Ingredients - Base:
14 oreos
70g butter (melted)
Ingredients - Filling:
250g durian flesh
5g gelatin crystals
15g water
250g cream cheese (softened)
80-100g sugar ( depends on sweetness of durian)
180 g whipping cream
Method - Base:
Preparation: Line the 7" cake pan with film wrap.
Using a ziploc bag and a rolling pin, crush the oreos.
Mix the crushed oreos and melted butter together until it reaches the wet sand consistency.
With the back of a spoon, press the mixture evenly over the base of the prepared cake tin and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Method - Filling:
Using the same ziploc bag and rolling pin, crush the oreos.
Sprinkle the gelatine into the water and set aside.
Beat the cream cheese and durian flesh till fluffy/ smooth ( about 3 minutes), then add portion ( I added 80g) of sugar and beat till smooth. Taste to check sweetness. Add more sugar if required. Lastly pour whipping cream and beat till until smooth and creamy.
Put the gelatine mixture over some hot water and stir until dissolved. Pour into the cheesecake batter and blend well with electric mixer.
Pour the cheesecake filling into the prepared tin and drop the cheesecake a few times so there are no air bubbles trapped inside.
Decorate the cheesecake with the remaining oreos. Chill for at least 4 hours or until set.
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