How to Tell When Chocolate Cake is Done Baking & What to Do With Under/Overbaked Cakes

Cheesecake (yield: 1 9-in cheesecake)
1 1/2 lb (680g) cream cheese
1 1/3 c (264g) sugar
4 eggs
3/4 c (171g) heavy cream
2 tsp vanilla

1. Mix cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
2. Add in the eggs one at a time and mix until smooth before adding the next.
3. Finish with the heavy cream, vanilla, and any other flavorings
4. Pour into a 9-in cake pan that has been prepared with your choice of crust.
5. Bake at 300F in hot water bath. Start checking for doneness after around 1 hour though it may take longer.
6. Let cool in the fridge overnight before removing from the pan and slicing

[DylMil]

And if the cheesecake is overbaked, don't worry. You can crumble it up and use it as the crust for your next cheese-cheesecake-cake

[seganaleqa]

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[Ethan-ydgn]

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[antidave]

I love a little overbaked cheesecake 😭 gives it such a good texture

[sunnyspot]

my mother always taught me the toothpick had to be completely clean, so no wonder i’ve been struggling with moist cakes!!

[Presssent]

The transition from crumble to crust to cheesecake 🥲

[phalanx]

I love the idea that one failed thing can give rise to something that else. It makes it feel much better after over or under baking something.

[madelinedunning]

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[xolio]

You didn’t only show me how to get the perfect chocolate cake, u showed me how to save the overbaked one AND the underbaked one which lead onto teaching me how to get the perfect cheesecake. You’re amazing Benjamin, I hope you know that!!❤❤

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[besty]

Honestly the under bake chocolate cake 🍰 looks fire 🔥🔥🔥!!!

[playerredcrafter]

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[andrewptrm]

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[existentialGrassGrazer]

Damn the fact that he found clever ways to reuse over or under baked cakes is incredible. 🙏💯

[dinomanz]

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[DreJr]

I like overbaked. I only found your channel today, but in two videos (shorts at that) I've actually learned stuff. Thank you 🙏🏾

[Mandy_Moo]

I'm obsessed with your videos, I love watching The Great British baking show and this is like the educational part quickly condensed.

[sfr]

This is gonna save me soo many future headaches

[KateEmily]

Honestly I've always struggled the most with chocolate cake and knowing when to remove it from the oven, this is helpful!

[seriouslyreally]

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