{"id":29571,"date":"2023-10-29T00:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T07:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamafoodblog.com\/?p=29571"},"modified":"2023-10-28T23:44:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T06:44:39","slug":"totoro-cheesecake-recipe-fluffy-japanese-cheesecake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamafoodblog.com\/totoro-cheesecake-recipe-fluffy-japanese-cheesecake\/","title":{"rendered":"Totoro Cheesecake Recipe: Fluffy Japanese Cheesecake"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ultimate halloween treat is this super fluffy, super friendly Totoro cheesecake. <\/strong><\/p>\n

I love him so much because he\u2019s a fluffy Japanese cheesecake dressed up as Totoro. Can you imagine if there was a giant cheesecake that you could lie down on, just like this scene in Totoro<\/a>? I think it would be heaven.<\/p>\n

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Totoro Japanese Cheesecake<\/h2>\n

This was my third time making Japanese cheesecake (you can check out the other two times here<\/a> and here<\/a>) and by far, this one was the best! It wasn\u2019t too wrinkly, it didn\u2019t crack, and the texture was just spot on. I found the recipe at runawayrice. There are over 400 positive-ish comments on the post so I thought it would be a good one to try and it was!<\/p>\n

That being said, I changed the steps a bit based on my other two fluffy cheesecake bakes. Instead of whipping the cream cheese and pushing it through a sieve, I melted it gently over a double boiler along with the milk and butter to ensure that there wouldn\u2019t be any lumps before letting it cool completely.<\/p>\n

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Aside from that, there were two things I would have done differently. The original recipe<\/a> has a bit of lemon juice in it (I left it in the ingredients list below), but I found it kind of overwhelming and not necessary. The original heats the waterbath the oven while it\u2019s heating up. When I tried to put the cheesecake into the waterbath, it just kind of floated, which made Totoro kind of lopsided. So instead, I put the cheesecake in then roasting pan, then poured hot water in afterwards. But other than those two issues, this recipe totoro-lly turned out.<\/p>\n

While Totoro was in his onsen water bath, I prepped his face by melting down some white chocolate, then piping out two giant eyeball whites. I used dark chocolate to make his pupils, nose, whiskers, and chest furries. I also used a sheet of paper to cut out a curved belly for him.<\/p>\n

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Once he cooled, I released him (just tip the cake over onto your hand, peel off the parchment, then flip over onto a plate). Then, I helped him put on his face, dusted his tummy with icing sugar, and put on his chest furries.<\/p>\n

I was so happy with how he turned out: fluffy and SO CUTE. What do you think? Would you be able to eat him?!
\nfluffy cheesecakes and Totoros,
\nxoxo steph<\/p>\n

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