This eggless Brownie Oreo Cheesecake is made by using Fudge Brownie as the base, topped with the Cheesecake that is loaded with Oreo crumbs and frosted with Buttercream. This Cheesecake is rich, soft and luscious. This fusion Cheesecake is so smooth that it melts in your mouth making you enjoy the flavors and textures.
WHAT IS FUDGE BROWNIE?
Fudge Brownie is a type of brownie that is dense, dark and fudge-like. This brownie is called “Fudge Brownie” as it has more chocolate/cocoa and less flour making them denser, more fudgy, chewy and chocolatty. Fudge brownie is flat; do not rise tall like cake brownies. This Fudge brownie recipe is eggless and uses flaxmeal to replace the eggs.
HOW IS CHEESECAKE MADE?
Cheesecake is a layered dessert baked using a mixture of fresh cheese, cream and sugar. It has a crust made of graham crackers that holds the cheese and cream filling on top. This New York styled Cheesecake is prepared using cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, condensed milk, lemon juice and sugar. This batter makes it denser and richer in flavor and texture than the regular cheesecake which is made using heavy cream and sour cream. This thinner batter makes the Regular Cheesecake silkier and creamier than the New-York styled Cheesecake. I have added Oreo cookie crumbs to this Cheesecake that adds flavor and texture to it.
WHAT IS AMERICAN BUTTERCREAM FROSTING AND WHY THIS FROSTING?
There are 7 types of Buttercream frostings – the Traditional American Buttercream, French Buttercream, Swiss Meringue Buttercream, Italian Meringue Buttercream, German Buttercream, Ermine Buttercream and Vegan Buttercream frostings.
For this recipe, I preferred the American Buttercream Frosting as it soft and stiffer than other Buttercream frostings to hold the shape of the petals that I have piped out on the cake. This American Buttercream frosting recipe uses only butter, powdered sugar, cornstarch and flavoring like vanilla. This frosting is very versatile as it spreads well and can be used as base for different flavoring.
IS THIS CAKE HEALTHY?
I must say, NO! This eggless Brownie Oreo Cheesecake with American Buttercream Frosting is loaded with butter, chocolate, cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, condensed milk and sugar making it extremely high on calories. However, the mélange of flavors and textures is sure to please your taste buds. So, cheers to a slice of this Cheesecake as a special treat!
Notes:
- Prepare the Brownie at least a day before so that there is enough time for it cool down and set.
- Make the Cheesecake too a day in advance so that it has time to cool down and then set. Cheesecake sets better when it is chilled. It must be chilled for at least 6 hours.
- Using the water bath while baking cheesecake prevents the cake from cracking on top. Be careful to wrap the springform pan tightly with some aluminum foil so that water does not seep into the pan.
- You can use any other kind of frosting on top of the cheesecake. I preferred American Buttercream frosting as it is stiff enough to hold the petal piping that I made with tip #81.
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