Cheesecake recipe from La Viña (San Sebastián)

The famous Basque cheesecake from La Viña, also known as San Sebastián cheesecake, is a famous dessert recognized as one of the best cakes. Its preparation is very simple, as is its incredible result, as it is juicy, creamy and delicious.

You can enjoy this cake at breakfast or as a snack, it is very fresh and everyone at home will love it. Discover all the steps to prepare it and discover in this article how to make La Viña cheesecake.

Ingredients to make La Viña cheesecake (San Sebastián):

• 4 eggs L
• 500 grams of cream cheese or Philadelphia type
• 250 milliliters of whipping cream (1¼ cups)
• 180 grams of white sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal or common wheat flour
• Removable mold 19 cm x 6 cm high
• 1 sheet of parchment or parchment paper

How to make La Viña cheesecake (San Sebastián):

1. To start with this San Sebastian cake, add the cream cheese in a bowland the sugar. Go crushing to facilitate mixing.
2. Trick: you can add more sugar if you like it sweeter.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients: eggs, cream and flour.
4.  Mix with electric or manual rods until everything is completely integrated. On the other hand, preheat the oven to 200 ºC with heat up and down.
5.  Moisten a sheet of baking paper.
6. Tip: preheat the oven to 200ºg heat up and down and moisten a baking sheet under the tap.
7. Drain the baking paper and carefully line the mold.
8. Push the paper with your fingers so that it is perfectly lined in each corner.
9. Pour the La Viña cake mixture and place in the preheated oven.
10.  Place the mold at medium-low height and bake for approximately 40 minutes.
11. After this time, check that the baked cheesecake is ready by poking the center with a toothpick.
12. Sure, it will be creamy, but it shouldn’t be too curdled or it won’t have that juicy edge.
13. Then, cool at room temperature for a few hours and refrigerate for a couple more hours.
14. Tip: if in the oven you see that the cake is browning too much on top, cover it with aluminum foil.
15. The result is obvious, this is the original and delicious La Viña cheesecake that everyone will want to try.
16. You can add red fruit jam that will go to the movies, but with a good coffee with milk or a natural juice for the youngest in the house, it will be enough to enjoy it. Ready to eat!