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Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Kate Buckens
Burnt Basque cheesecake is the antithesis of American-style or New York cheesecakes. It wants to cook at a high temperature without the protection of a water bath. It wants to get browned and crack, to soufflé high and then deflate. It eschews a crust, instead forming its own where heat and surface area meet. In essence, all the things that make
BA’s Best Cheesecake
so great are the exact wrong things to do here. What does that mean? It’s virtually impossible to mess up this easy recipe.
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# Basque Cheesecake
By [Molly Baz](https://www.bonappetit.com/contributor/molly-baz)
March 19, 2024
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Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Kate Buckens
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Burnt Basque cheesecake is the antithesis of American-style or New York cheesecakes. It wants to cook at a high temperature without the protection of a water bath. It wants to get browned and crack, to soufflé high and then deflate. It eschews a crust, instead forming its own where heat and surface area meet. In essence, all the things that make [BA’s Best Cheesecake](https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/bas-best-cheesecake) so great are the exact wrong things to do here. What does that mean? It’s virtually impossible to mess up this easy recipe.
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Burnt Basque cheesecake is the antithesis of American-style or New York cheesecakes. It wants to cook at a high temperature without the protection of a water bath. It wants to get browned and crack, to soufflé high and then deflate. It eschews a crust, instead forming its own where heat and surface area meet. In essence, all the things that make [BA’s Best Cheesecake](https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/bas-best-cheesecake) so great are the exact wrong things to do here. What does that mean? It’s virtually impossible to mess up this easy recipe.
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