Durian Cheesecake

I had some durian flesh frozen in my freezer and decided to use it up so I dug out my collection of recipe books in search for interesting recipe that calls for durian and found this. I made a chilled durian cheesecake last year but didnt find it appealing so I thought of giving this baked durian cheesecake a try.

This recipe is taken from the book 'Baking Code' by Alex Goh. I found the texture to be quite dense initially but after overnight in the fridge, it was much better. The aroma of the durian cannot be described...:-))

Ingredients A:
150g Milk
60g Durian Paste (I used durian flesh)
30g Butter

Ingredients B:
125g Cream Cheese

Ingredients C:
30g Plain Flour
20g Corn Flour

Ingredients D:
2 egg Yolk
1 tsp Vanilla Essence

Ingredients E:
2 egg White
1/8 tsp Cream of Tartar
60g Sugar

1. Grease & line bottom of a 18 cm round mould.
2. Cook Ingredients A until it boils. Cream Ingredients B until smooth. Add in Ingredients A, mix until well blended. Place over double boiler, stir until thick. Remove form double boiler.
3. Add in Ingredients C, mix until well combined. Add in Ingredients D, mix until evenly blended.
4. Whip the egg white in Ingredients E until foamy. Add in the remaining ingredients, continue to whip until soft peak stage. Add it into the above cheese mixture, mix until incorporated.
5. Pour the cheese mixture onto the prepared mould.
6. Bake in water bath at 160 degree C for 50 -60 mins or until set & golden brown.
7. Remove cake from the mould immediately when baked. Set aside to cool.