My Boobas famous cheese cake

Boobas famous cheesecake recipe

My booba Lily (Jewish grandmother) was a legendary cook and baker, not to mention the sweetest and most generous granny any grandkid could ask for. Always offering me chocolate or a boiled egg she kept aside from breakfast because she knew I was visiting her on my day off work.
 

She passed away recently at the grand age of 96! Good innings for sure, I’m not convinced I’d like to live to that ripe old age thanks! It’s not the wrinkles that worry me it’s the mind and body wearing down that freaks me out!

I was inspired to bake her famous cheesecake literally the same week she passed away, I guess I thought that if I baked something that she could make so beautifully and skilfully that it would bring me closer to her in some weird or spiritual way? I have never baked a cheesecake in my life! Just so you know…..

So I get the recipe from my mom and go buy all the ingredients.

I’m amped to do this, I get the dough mixture ready and try with some trepidation to knead this sticky dough moosh, and it’s not looking very doughy if that’s even the right wording? Anyway I’m getting abit flustered and call out aloud ‘Boobs help me out here!’ so I add some more flour and slowly but surely it’s starting to look like real cake dough! Yay! WE HAVE SUCCESS! The drop offs are much appreciated by my two assistants Jack and Jill, they are loving this raw dough treat ha ha ha

Next is the cheese filling which is much easier to do I might add. In to the oven and now we wait 40 minutes or until golden brown. The smells permeating from the oven are mouth-watering!

Here is the recipe that I treasure and will always think of my Booba Lily when I bake it,

Enjoy…..

DOUGH INGREDIENTS

2 cups flour

Quarter pound butter

3 eggs

Quarter cup cream

3 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence.

CHEESE INGREDIENTS

2 or 3 tubs smooth cream cheese (full cream or low fat)

2 eggs

Quarter cup cream

1 cup milk

1 cup sugar

2 desert spoons mazeena (corn flour)

DOUGH INSTRUCTIONS

Cream butter and sugar together

Add eggs one at a time

Add cream and vanilla essence

Add flour and baking powder

Knead mixture into ball. (Add flour if too sticky)

Let rest while preparing cheese.

When ready use rolling pin to evenly roll.

CREAM CHEESE INSTRUCTIONS

Add cheese and eggs together

Add cream and milk

Add mazeena and sugar

Mix well, pour over dough in greased tin.

Bake on 160 degrees until golden brown.