Recipe for Disaster

let me take you through the steps to baking a successful Oreo Cheesecake.

ok, here are the ingredients you need.1/3 cup butter, 24 ounces cream cheese, 45 oreo sandwiches, 3/4 cup sugar,1 cup sour cream,4 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla.as in the picture.flour was there as a mistake.forgot the vanilla as well.and you don't see the eggs there cos i like them fresh,so i'll only lay them when i need them.

prepare the crust first.put 30 oreos into a gallon ziploc bag and use a rolling pin to crush them fine.if you have a food processor, lucky you.coarsely chop the remaining 15 separately and set aside.

next, mix the finely crushed oreos with 1/3 cup of melted butter.well, you mix them with your hands.and they get dirty.like this.
you see here,some of my fingers look clean.thats because i licked them.you can do the same too.but please wash after doing so.i can't remember if i did.

then,you press the prepared crust onto a 9 inch springform pan.make sure its compact.

let's prepare the cheese filling.this is what i call heaven in a block.the philadelphia cream cheese.each package is 8 ounces. i think i devoured abt half of it before it actually hit the bowl.

so you take all 3 and chuck it into the mixing bowl.make sure it is at room temperature.i mean the cream cheese is at room temp.

now you turn on the mixer at medium speed so you don't incorporate too much air into the mixture.

next, somehow please destroy your mixer like i did.i dunno how you do it,i most certainly don't know how i achieved it either,smoke was coming out from the machine and i was oh so damn fucked.

then,try your best to use a spatula to beat the mixture.like i did.for 10 min before giving up,after realising that my arm just wasn't as fast.

read a book, have lunch, and rush off to Courts to get a new mixer.

let's continue the preparation proper.the above was a lot of trouble but it adds a whole new dimension to your baking experience.

beat in the sugar,sour cream, vanilla and eggs.get a smooth mixture but not so much so that it's watery.mine was a bit liquid.

stir in the coarsely chooped oreos and pour it into the pan.remember to grease the pan before doing so.i did.

bake at 175 deg C for 55 min to 1h.i recommend maybe 45 or 50.

and this is it.

an Oreo Cheesecake.clap leh.

its not supposed to crack,and the centre is not supposed to sink in.it sunk because there's too much air in the cheese filling when then mixing was done.see i told you not to mix too fast.i dunno why it cracked,but it doesn't bother me too much.

let it cool in the oven after baking.leave the oven door slightly ajar.when it's cooled entirely,put it in the fridge(not the freezer) overnight.

after that, we're ready to grow fat again.

please remember to throw away your old mixer.cos it becomes an eyesore after a while.