Vanilla Cheese Cake is a yummy, silky dessert made by refrigerating powdered biscuit and custard in layers. Vanilla Cheese Cake is eggless, no baking, cool ideal of dessert for special occasions. Vanilla Cheese Cake is a must try at home for the joy of cooking & making moments special.
Vanilla Cheese Cake using custard base is a very easy to make with minimum ingredients.I made this cheesecake recipe last summer but was lying in my drafts for almost a year.As most of you know from instagram that Sharmis Passions has moved to a self hosted server thought to start with a sweet post and here is a rich and delicious dessert for you all.
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Vanilla Cheese Cake
Ingredients
- 15 digestive biscuits
- 50 gms butter
- 1 and 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 200 ml fresh cream
- 2 tablespoon heaped custard powder
- 5 gms china grass
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 tablespoon chocolate shavings
Instructions
- Take digestive biscuits in a mixer jar. Powder it finely. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, add custard powder add 1/4 cup milk to it and mix well to make it smooth without any lumps. Set aside.
- Take butter in a tadka pan and melt it. Add melted butter to powdered biscuits.
- Mix well so that its moist and wet. Transfer the mixture to a spring form pan, flatten it using a flat bottomed bowl. Press it well. It should be even and pressed tight.
- Refrigerate it for 30mins at least. Meanwhile we can prepare the custard.
- Take 1 and 1/4 cups of milk in a pan. Boil it.
- Add sugar to it. Whisk it well, now add custard powder milk mixture to it.
- Whisk it for even mixing. Keep cooking until it forms a thick custard, the sauce will coat the ladle that is the correct stage. Switch off and allow it to cool down a bit.
- Cut china grass into thin strips and add water to it. Boil it until the china grass is completely dissolved. Once dissolved completely, set aside to cool.
- Take fresh cream in a mixing bowl. whisk it for a minute. Add prepared custard (it should be completely cool). Mix well.
- Now add agar agar mixture (don't rest it for more time just 5mins or so then add it immediately). Mix well.
- Immediately pour it into the pan. Cling wrap it and refrigerate it at least for 4 hours.
- Remove from pan, sprinkle chocolate shavings, cut Vanilla Cheese Cake and serve.
Notes
- The custard should be warm while adding it to fresh cream.
- Once china grass is dissolved fully and is warm add it to the custard mixture else it will get set immediately.
- Refrigerate at least for 6 hours.
Vanilla Cheese Cake Recipe Step by Step
- Take digestive biscuits in a mixer jar.Powder it finely.Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, add custard powder add 1/4 cup milk to it and mix well to make it smooth without any lumps.Set aside.
- Take butter in a tadka pan and melt it.Add melted butter to powdered biscuits.
- Mix well so that its moist and wet.Transfer the mixture to a spring form pan, flatten it using a flat bottomed bowl.Press it well.
- It should be even and pressed tight.Refrigerate it for 30mins atleast.Meanwhile we can prepare the custard.Take 1 and 1/4 cups of milk in a pan.Boil it.
- Add sugar to it.Whisk it well, now add custard powder milk mixture to it.
- Whisk it for even mixing.Keep cooking until it forms a thick custard, the sauce will coat the laddle that is the correct stage.Switch off and allow it to cool down a bit.
- Cut china grass into thin strips and add water to it.Boil it until the china grass is completely dissolved.Once dissolved completely, set aside to cool.
- Take fresh cream in a mixing bowl.whisk it for a minute.Add prepared custard(it should be completely cool).
- Mix well.Now add agar agar mixture(dont rest it for more time just 5mins or so then add it immediately).Mix well.
- Immediately pour it into the pan.Cling wrap it and refrigerate it atleast for 4hours.Remove from pan,sprinkle chocolate shavings,cut it and serve.
Serve chilled.
Garnish with chocolate shavings, cut it and enjoy your piece of cheese cake…yummm!!
You can use your favorite garnish too.
Expert Tips
- The custard should be warm while adding it to fresh cream.
- Once china grass is dissolved fully and is warm add it to the custard mixture else it will get set immediately.
- Refrigerate at least for 6 hours.
Subha
Looks very attractive! What is the size of the springform pan you used? Thanks!
Chamu
Can you mention the amount of sugar used?
Sharmilee J
Yes have updated now
Priya
Refrigeration is enough or do we have to freeze it….
Sharmilee J
Refrigeration is enough…
sumithra
Wow! Wonderful comeback with a delicious sweet cake. Wish you a wonderful new year ahead!
sumithra
Delicious cheese cake
kajan
Looks mouth watering,specially chocolate garnish..hmm yum yum..
kajan
Sharmila..i love seeni palagam aka konde kawun..do u have the recepie. I’ll try Tha
kajan
I wanna join ur food adventure.,love ur passion de baba..
Meena
Very Yummy cake. Will surely try ths recipe. Please give some more cup cakes/muffins with toppings. Everything looks very new and beautiful in the new form. All the Best.
Sharmilee J
Sure will do!
Ganga
Mmm… so yummy…. what can be use instead of China grass?? Could u tell me… pls…
preeti
A warm hello to you Sharmi
I have started to cook two months ago after marriage. i am from pune and husband is south indian. food become huge issue everyday..i was so stressed..all day browsing south indian food web sites..finally found yours.. unknowingly you have saved my life!! thank you so much!! tried many dishes ,all good…please keep posting south indian home made dishes recipe..and yes you should be professional photographer..awesome clicks
Fareha
Looks mouthwatering, can’t wait to try it. What can I use instead of Agar Agar?
Divyaa
Hai, what is the size of the spring form pan?
Sharmilee J
It is 4 inch in diameter
Khanita
1/4 cup sugar is enough for this recipe??plz reply wanna try..
Sharmilee J
Yes it will be just right in sweetness if you want a bit sweeter then you can add a little more.
sharanya Doraiswamy
Hi..
Can we add gelatin instead of china grass. If so, how much quantity and procedure to add please. It could be very helpful. Thanks in advance
Sharmilee J
not really sure as I havent used gelatin much
haji
an awesome recipe here…no fancy ingredients..all are easily available..yet the recipe is just awesome…got a new spring form pan just to try this recipe…happy happy
thank you
haji
what is the form of of agar agar used in here? agar agar flakes or strips?
seems to be flakes in the picture. have agar agar strips with me, how much of agr aga strip will make 5gms?
Sharmilee J
it is agar agar strips and its 5 gms