Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake

We are fortunate to have Robin, pastry chef extraordinaire, on staff.  Her newest creation is a delicious cinnamon roll cheesecake that has been garnering rave reviews.  Warning: This is not a quick and easy dessert but the end result is definitely worth the effort!

 

Ingredients

Cinnamon Rolls:
• 1/2 cup milk (warmed to 110 degrees)
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons yeast
Cheesecake:
• 16 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Cinnamon Filling:
• 1/2 stick butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

Instructions

Cinnamon Roll Base:

 

Add the warm milk and the yeast to a stand mixer bowl. Let it sit for about 5 minutes until the yeast is foamy. Add the egg, butter, salt, sugar and flour. With a dough hook, beat on low for 2 minutes until the dough is combined and forms a ball.  Let the hook knead the dough on medium speed for about 5 minutes. Cover the bowl with a dish towel and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size, approximately 20-30 minutes. Roll the dough out into a 10x20 rectangle. Smear 3 tablespoons of butter over the dough. Next, sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon over the top and then roll it up like a jelly roll starting on the long edge. Cut into 1 inch slices and press them into the bottom and slightly up the sides of a 10.5 inch springform pan that is sprayed with cooking spray.  

 

Cheesecake:

 

In a stand mixer, mix the cream cheese, eggs, sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes.

 

Filling:

 

In a separate bowl, stir together the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.  Layer half of the cheesecake batter in the springform pan on top of the pressed cinnamon rolls. Drop spoonfuls of the cinnamon filling on top of the cheesecake layer, using about half of the filling. Pour the remaining cheesecake layer over top then add the last spoonfuls of cinnamon filling. Take a knife and gently swirl through the cheesecake & cinnamon filling layers.

 

Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 50 minutes or until the cheesecake is set. Allow the cheesecake to cool to room temperature and then store it in the refrigerator.

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Welcome to Zabroso.  Our name is a spin on the Spanish word sabroso, which means delicious.  Just like our name, we put our delicious spin on each dish we serve in the restaurant.  Located conveniently between Syracuse and Utica and just off the NYS Thruway, we make the traditional Spanish tapas experience accessible.  We hope our blog will be a place of culinary inspiration & information.  We love food and want to share our experiences in this crazy restaurant world with you.  Thank you for visiting!