Salted caramel cheese cake cups | Cheese cake served with salted caramel | Baking partners June cahallenge

Baking partners challenge for the month of June was suggested  by Tamy of savoury kitchen table. Two recipes were  suggested ,but I went with the second one which is the salted caramel cheese cake cups.This was the first time that I had tried my hands on salted caramel and it was totally yummy .Thank you Swathi and Tamy for a  wonderful recipe .It was total fun making it . The actual recipe suggested baking in individual ramekins but I had baked in a baking dish ,cut it after cooling and served it .You can do it either ways .

off to the recipe ................

Salted caramel cheese cake cups 

Ingredients for

Cheese cake 

• 500 gms  softened cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar 
• 2 large eggs at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sour cream 

Caramel

• 6 tbsp light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp sugar
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup heavy cream 
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 

Procedure

•   Preheat oven to 325°. 
•  In a large mixing bowl beat the cream cheese and sugar at medium speed until smooth.
•  Add eggs,whisk until incorporated after each egg.
•  Beat in sour cream. Pour into baking dish. 
•  Place the baking dish and add water to the tray midway up the baking dish.
•  Place in the centre of the oven and bake 15-20 minutes until the edges are set, but the centre is still jiggly.
• Turn off oven and leave cheesecake undisturbed for 1 hour. 
•  After 1 hour transfer baking dish to cooling rack and cool completely before covering.
•  Cover and chill cheesecake in the refrigerator at 4 -5 hours, preferably overnight.
•  Meanwhile make the caramel. 
•  In a heavy saucepan heat the corn syrup. 
•  Stir in the sugar until well incorporated and cook over a moderately high heat, undisturbed  until a deep amber caramel forms. 
•  Turn off heat and carefully stir in butter with a long spoon. Careful, it will spit. 
•  To avoid splash always keep distance while adding butter.
•  Add the heavy cream in a thin stream, stirring constantly until smooth. 
•  Add salt and blend well. 
•  Transfer the caramel to a heatproof container and allow to cool.
•  Cut the cheese cake into desired pieces ,warm the caramel before serving .
•  Serve it topped with salted caramel .