Jon Cake
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About
Basque cheesecake specialist with buttery biscuit base twist. Started four years ago during Covid (owner started baking at home, opened first store in six months, went crazy). Baking more than 10,000 cheesecakes per month. Two shops: John Cake and John Bake. Classic cheesecake already four-cheese (parmigiano, gorgonzola, mascarpone, empanada). Focus on cheese. New cheesecake every week since starting, baked more than 500-600 different cheesecakes. Flavors: classic, brie, gorgonzola, pistachio, caramel. Every cheesecake has cream cheese, eggs, flour, cream, sugar plus special cheese. Achieve creamy inside, not overcooked/undercooked.
The Visit
John Cake offers a unique take on Basque cheesecake, focusing on cheese-forward recipes and inventive flavors. The reviewer was impressed by the creamy texture, the addition of a buttery biscuit base, and the range of cheeses used, including blue cheese and gorgonzola. The experience included both classic cheesecakes and a flan version, both praised for their texture and flavor complexity.
What They Ate
Quotes
"You think like a Basque cheesecake can't get any better then you come to John Cake."
"It's like the man added a buttery biscuit base to the famous Basque cheesecake and then umped it with even more cheese."
"So you get that like creaminess, you get the sugariness but then you just get this like almost like a little bit of funk from the cheese, which just elevates the cheesecake."
"My favorite one is with blue cheese, whatever the blue cheese is in there, I don't care, but blue cheese."
Our Reflection
John Cake proves Basque cheesecake can get better through buttery-biscuit-base addition and umped-with-even-more-cheese philosophy. The gorgonzola version earns favorite status and literally-should-be-a-dream assessment for blue-cheese lovers (whatever-blue-cheese-in-there-don't-care devotion). Classic four-cheese delivering creaminess, sugariness, and little-bit-of-funk elevation. Must order: gorgonzola cheesecake for blue-cheese enthusiasts, classic four-cheese for traditional approach. At John Bake second shop, get the flan with 15-20 pastry layers creating almost-like-Basque-pastel-de-nata experience (creamy cheesecake like custard, crispy croissant dough crisps-in-mouth). If-choosing-one-couldn't-would-have-both verdict says it all.
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