Hey guys today we're making my vanilla cheesecake cake this cake is the most
delicious combination between a soft vanilla sponge cake and a creamy vanilla
cheesecake the presentation of this cake is so beautiful and it's a perfect for
celebrating any special occasion weddings baby showers birthday party now
we're going to start by making the actual cake first we're going to use my
vanilla sponge cake recipe today because it's the only sturdy cake that will be
able to hold up beautifully all those thin layers while keeping a beautiful
soft texture to my egg yolks and vanilla I've added some lemon zest some melted
butter and whole milk the egg whites will come in just a moment we're going
to whip those up separately with the sugar give this mixture a good mix and
add the sifted dry ingredients if you're new to my channel make sure to subscribe
and click the bell I post new videos every week do not over mix the dry
ingredients as soon as you don't see any more flour stop mixing set this aside
and in this other bowl I have the egg whites I'm going to add some cream of
tartar if you don't have it you can add a teaspoon of lemon juice this will just
help stabilize your egg whites you're going to whip these up gradually adding
the sugar make sure you're using a clean glass or metal bowl or the egg whites
will not whip up properly the egg whites will not only give volume to the cake
but they will also give a beautiful fluffiness to the cake you'll know
they're ready when they reach stiff peaks and you're going to fold these
into your cake batter you want to initially just add three to four big
spoonfuls of this meringue to the cake batter this will just help loosen the
mixture and it will be easier to incorporate and fold in with a spatula
the remaining egg whites without losing too much air you're going to transfer
this cake batter onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper and greased
well you can tilt the pan to spread out the batter evenly and you're going to
bake this cake in a preheated oven and 170 degrees Celsius or 340 fair
Heights for around 10 to 12 minutes do the toothpick test if it comes out clean
the cake is ready allow it to cool release it from the pan using a spatula
you want to be gentle here and cut the cake into four pieces I like to eyeball
this if a cake strip is lately bigger than another it's perfectly fine because
we will be trimming the cake at the end moving on we're going to make that
delicious cheesecake filling which is just amazing in this bowl I have some
cold cream cheese and vanilla and I'm going to give these a quick mix before
adding the powdered sugar again give this a quick mix we don't want the cream
cheese to warm up it needs to remain cold for when we add the heavy cream so
go ahead and add that in and continue mixing until you get beautiful whipped
cheesecake frosting you want to make sure you whip this well it needs to hold
its structure to be able to hold up those layers on to assembling the cake
this is a refrigerated cake this will not hold up at room temperature because
of the soft whipped filling I do like to soak this cake with some milk this is
optional but delicious and recommended and unlike my chocolate cake I'm going
to be using a piping bag today to add the filling this will create a taller
layer of filling because we want to be able to taste those cheesecake layers
the filling also adds a really wonderful tangy contrast that's sweet vanilla cake
it is so good if you want you could even add some berries in between the cake
layers that would be delicious you're going to repeat the same process until
you get to the top however instead of frosting the last cake layer I
personally like to add a good dusting of powdered sugar which you'll see in just
a moment it will just give this cake a beautiful heavenly vibe and heavenly
look for a nice presentation I do also like to trim all four sides of
the cake you can save those for yourself to snack on this is one of the most
heavenly vanilla cakes I've ever made it definitely stands out among the others
and I love these beautiful thin layers of cream and cake you guys I've always
wanted to do this you know just dig into an entire cake let me know if you can
relate it's so good and as you just heard it's one of the softest
and creamiest vanilla cakes