Claire Saffitz Makes Cheesecake | Dessert Person

Claire Saffitz Makes Cheesecake | Dessert Person Heading into spring and summer fruit season, for your consideration: a light, lemony, interesting-in-good-way cheesecake that pairs perfectly with any topping. The key ingredient is goat cheese, which adds a complex flavor, and the key technique is using less filling to keep a reasonable filling-to-crust ratio. Check out the episode and see Claire’s tricks for avoiding a soggy bottom and a cracked top! #ClaireSaffitz​​ #Baking​​ #Cheesecake Goat Cheese Cake Special Equipment: 9-inch springform pan, roasting pan large enough to fit the springform pan, stand or hand mixer Ingredients: Graham Cracker Crust (page 326), fully baked in a 9-inch springform pan and cooled 10.5 ounces (297g) fresh goat cheese, at room temperature 8 ounces (227g) full-fat cream cheese, preferably Philadelphia, at room temperature 2/3 cup sugar (4.6 oz / 130g) Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla paste 1/2 cup heavy cream (4 oz / 113g) 4 large eggs (7 oz / 200g), at room temperature 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (1 oz / 28g) 1 pound (454g) fresh figs, quartered (or fruit of your choice) Honey, extra-virgin olive oil, and a lemon wedge, for serving 0:00 Start 0:09 Intro to Claire Saffitz Makes Cheesecake 0:24 Dessert Person Intro Animation 0:42 Claire’s love for New York Classic Cheesecake 1:12 Ingredients & Special Equipment 2:27 Make The Graham Cracker Crust 5:53 Make The Filling 9:37 Prepare The Water Bath 12:32 Bake Goat Cheese Cake 14:47 Prepare & Arrange Fruit 15:47 Slice, Taste & Outro 17:04 Waterfall & Lunch Dessert Thanks for watching! Find Dessert Person Online: https://www.dessertperson.com​​​​​ Claire Saffitz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csaffitz/​​​​​ Dessert Person Merchandise: https://www.dessertperson.com/buystuf... For Other Penguin Random House Books: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/​​​​​ Dessert Person Cookbook Photographer: Alex Lau Food Stylist: Sue Li Prop Stylist: Astrid Chastka Video Series: Producer/Director: @VincentCross Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson Sound Engineer/Music: Michael Guggino Editor: Hal McFall Animation Credits: Character Designer/Animator: Jack Sherry Character Rigger: Johara Dutton Background/Prop Designer: M. Cody Wiley Background Illustrator: Jagriti Khirwar