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butter cake with Cheddar cheese

Cheddar Cheese Butter Cake

A soft and moist butter cake with a rich cheddar cheese fragrance. Butter and cheddar cheese complement each other perfectly.

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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Cake, Dessert
Cuisine American, Baking
Servings 24 slices
Calories 180 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 square baking pan (8-inch/20-cm)

Ingredients
 
 

  • 100 g cheddar cheese
  • 60 g milk
  • 250 g butter salted, softened
  • 30 g fine sugar
  • 6 egg yolks grade A/size L
  • 240 g cake flour
  • ½ tsp baking powder

Ingredients for meringue:

  • 6 egg whites grade A/size L
  • 170 g fine sugar
Makes: 8 x 8inch rectangle

Instructions
 

  • Combine cheddar cheese and milk, and heat in the microwave (1000W) for about 40 seconds. Remove and stir until the cheese has melted. Set aside to cool completely.
    butter cake with Cheddar cheese
  • Grease and line 8-inch/20-cm square baking pan with non-stick baking paper.
    butter cake with Cheddar cheese
  • Add a tray of water (about 2 ½ cups) in the oven, then preheat oven to 160°C/320°F.
    butter cake with Cheddar cheese
  • Combine butter and sugar, beat over medium speed until light and fluffy. Add in egg yolks gradually, mix until combined. Add in cooled melted cheese, mix until combined.
    butter cake with Cheddar cheese
  • Combine cake flour and baking powder, sift through and mix well. Sift in flour in 3 batches, mix over low speed until combined.
    butter cake with Cheddar cheese
  • Whisk egg whites on low speed until tiny bubbles are formed. Add in sugar gradually, whisk until stiff peak (the peaks will point straight up and hold). (Reminder: Egg whites and equipment used to beat egg whites must be grease-free and water-free (including egg yolk). It is advisable to clean the egg shells and equipment with dishwasher detergent, then dry with a clean cloth. Use a clean small bowl to separate the egg yolk and egg white, if the egg yolk cracks, don’t use that egg white.)
    butter cake with Cheddar cheese
  • Add meringue into batter in 4 batches, mix gently with hand whisk.
    butter cake with Cheddar cheese
  • Fold gently until well mixed with spatula.
    butter cake with Cheddar cheese
  • Tap mixing bowl a few times on countertop to burst large bubbles, then pour batter into prepared baking pan, smooth the surface with spatula. Tap cake pan on countertop for a few times to burst large bubbles.
    butter cake with Cheddar cheese
  • Bake in the preheated oven at 160°C/320°F for 50 minutes, then at 180°C/355°F for 10 minutes, or until fully cooked (wooden stick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean). (Reminder: The heat for different oven is different, the suggested time is only for reference, adjust the baking time base on your oven if necessary.)
    butter cake with Cheddar cheese
  • Unmold and cool cheddar cheese butter cake completely on the wire rack (at least 6″ from the countertop).
    butter cake with Cheddar cheese
  • Slice cheddar cheese butter cake into desired sizes.
    butter cake with Cheddar cheese

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Notes

This recipe yields a square (8-inch/22-cm) butter cake divided into 24 slices.
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 slice of butter cake. 

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 119mgPotassium: 37mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 371IUCalcium: 48mgIron: 0.2mg
Keyword butter cake, cheddar cheese butter cake, cheese butter cake
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