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Luna makes a Japanese baked cheesecake — the jiggly soufflé-style cake that's lighter than air. Cream cheese melted silky-smooth, folded gently with glossy whipped egg whites, baked low and slow in a water bath until the top is pale golden and crackled. The payoff: the iconic jiggle.

???? RECIPE (serves 6-8)

Japanese Baked Cheesecake:
• 250 g full-fat cream cheese
• 50 g unsalted butter
• 100 ml whole milk
• 4 large eggs (separated, yolks and whites in separate bowls)
• 100 g fine caster sugar (divided: 60g for batter, 40g for meringue)
• 40 g plain flour
• 1 vanilla pod (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
• Zest of 1 lemon
• Pinch of salt

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 150°C (300°F). Prepare a round 18cm cake pan lined with parchment at the bottom. Have a larger deep roasting pan ready for the water bath.
2. Set a glass bowl over a saucepan of barely-simmering water (double boiler). Add cream cheese, butter, and milk. Whisk gently until completely smooth and silky. Remove from heat.
3. Whisk in egg yolks one at a time. Sift in the flour, scrape in vanilla seeds, and grate in lemon zest. Fold gently until smooth.
4. In a separate clean bowl, whisk egg whites with a pinch of salt until foamy. Add caster sugar gradually in three additions, whisking to glossy medium-stiff peaks.
5. Fold the meringue into the cream cheese batter in three additions — cut through the centre, scrape along the bottom, fold over the top. Keep it gentle to preserve the air.
6. Pour the fluffy batter into the lined cake pan. Place the cake pan inside the larger roasting pan. Pour hot water into the outer pan to about 2cm deep.
7. Bake at 150°C for 60-70 minutes, until the top is pale golden and a skewer comes out clean. Turn off the oven, leave the door slightly ajar, and let the cake cool inside for 30 minutes (prevents sinking).
8. Remove from oven, peel away the parchment sides, and cool completely on a wire rack. Shake gently — the cake should wobble like a wave.
9. Slice and serve at room temperature. Optional: dust with powdered sugar.

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