Chilled Passion Fruit Cake with Cream Cheese

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Crumb Crust

1. 1
   Grind the biscuits into fine crumbs in a food processor.

   Food processor
2. 2
   Add the butter (melted) and mix well.
3. 3
   Press the mixture into the bottom of a 24 cm springform pan and chill 20 minutes.

   Springform panRefrigerator

   💡Press down with the bottom of a glass: a dense, even crust doesn't crumble when you slice the cake.

For the Cream Filling

1. 4
   Whip the cold cream on medium speed, until it starts to thicken.

   ⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixer

   💡Cold cream whips quickly and holds firm: warm cream won't hold air. Stop when the peaks are firm, before it turns grainy.

   💡Whip cream very cold, in a chilled bowl with chilled beaters, and stop when it holds firm: overwhipping turns it grainy and buttery.
2. 5
   Keep whipping on high speed to firm peaks.

   Hand mixerorStand mixer

To assemble

1. 6
   Sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water and let it stand 5 minutes, until it swells and absorbs the water. Melt it over gentle heat, without boiling, and let cool slightly.

   ⚙ Blooming gelatinBowl

   💡Melt the soaked gelatin in hot liquid, and don't let it boil.
2. 7
   In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice and vanilla until the mixture is smooth.

   Bowl
3. 8
   Add the dissolved gelatin to the cheese mixture and mix quickly, until absorbed.
4. 9
   Fold the whipped cream into the cheese mixture gently.

   ⚙ FoldingSilicone spatula

   💡Fold, don't stir: a wide motion from the bottom up keeps the air in the whipped cream, and the cake comes out light and airy.

   💡Fold with a spatula, in broad strokes from the bottom up, and stop when there are no streaks: vigorous mixing knocks the air out of the foam. Add whipped mixtures in stages: a quarter first, to lighten the mixture.
5. 10
   Pour the filling over the crust and smooth the top.
6. 11
   Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours, preferably overnight, until the cake is firm.

   Refrigerator
7. 12
   Before serving, halve the passion fruit, scoop their pulp onto the cake with a teaspoon and drizzle the passion fruit juice on top.

   KnifeCutting board