Nut boom cheesecake

Bright pistachio cheesecake with strawberry confit.
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Nut BOOM cheesecake

Ingredients

Almond sponge biscuit
flour
110g
3.85oz
0.44cup
7.37tbsp
cornstarch
20g
0.70oz
1.34tbsp
baking powder
1tsp
almond flour
40g
1.40oz
2.68tbsp
sugar
150g
5.25oz
0.60cup
10tbsp
eggs
5pc
Pistachio cheesecake
cream cheese
220g
7.70oz
1cup
14.74tbsp
cream 33-35%
50g
1.69fl oz
sugar
35g
1.23oz
2.35tbsp
egg
1pc
pistachio paste
22g
0.77oz
1.47tbsp
Strawberry confit
gelatin
5g
0.18oz
0.34tbsp
strawberry puree
125g
4.38oz
0.50cup
8.38tbsp
sugar
30g
1.05oz
2tbsp
cornstarch
6g
0.21oz
0.40tbsp
Vanilla mousse
milk
180g
6.08fl oz
vanilla pod
1pc
white chocolate
350g
12.25oz
1.40cup
23.45tbsp
gelatin
12g
0.42oz
0.80tbsp
half-whipped cream
200g
6.76fl oz

Method

The day before assembling the cake, you need to prepare a sponge cake, pistachio cheesecake and confit.

Almond sponge biscuit

  • Sift the flour, cornstarch and baking powder into a bowl; add the almond flour, and mix everything.
  • Whip the eggs with a pinch of salt and sugar until fluffy mass.
  • Add the flour mixture to the whipped eggs, and mix gently with a spatula until smooth (do not mix for a long time).
  • Bake in the oven preheated to 170-180 °C (340-355 °F) for about 35 minutes (until golden brown and a dry toothpick readiness).
  • The amount of ingredients is optimized for 2 molds with a diameter of 18 cm, trim the edges before assembly. But you can bake half a portion in one ring, and then cut into 2 parts, because the sponge rises well.

Pistachio cheesecake

  • The calculation is for a 14cm mold.
  • Combine all the ingredients in a mixer bowl.
  • Grease the sides of the mold with oil, line the bottom with a baking paper, or, if it is a ring, cover it with foil.
  • Bake at 130 °C (265 °F) for approx. 1 hour (the middle should "shake"), then hold for approx. 1 hour in an open oven, put in the refrigerator for 5-6 hours (better overnight).

Strawberry confit

  • Soak 5 g (0.20 oz) of gelatin  in cold water in 1:6 ratio.
  • Add 125 g (4.40 oz) of strawberry puree in a saucepan and put it on the stove,  add mixture of 30 g (1.05 oz) of sugar + 6 g (0.20 oz) of cornstarch gradually into the puree.
  • Stirring constantly with a spatula, bring to light thickening and boiling, remove from the stove and add the swollen gelatin 2 minutes later. Stir until smooth, pour the filling into a sphere shape mold and put it in the freezer.

Vanilla mousse

  • Bring the milk with vanilla bean to a boil, pour over the chocolate and gelatin, beat with a blender. Cool to 35 °C (95 °F), add half-whipped cream.
  • I made the mousse using the white chocolate. You can use the chocolate you like the best.
  • You can also assemble the cake without the mousse, but with creamy cheese cream. It will be great too.