A Descent into Disaster: The Making of Jiggly Cheesecake
As we watched with bated breath, Corinne and Rob embarked on their culinary adventure to create the infamous Jiggly Japanese Cheesecake. "What up Internet? Corinne here, and you're watching Corinne Vs. Cooking!" Corinne exclaimed, setting the tone for what promised to be a chaotic cooking session.
"I didn't really know what Jiggle was until I did a little bit of research," Rob admitted, his curiosity piqued by the dish's reputation. "You know what? I'm just gonna call myself a Jiggle-O (gigolo)," he joked, attempting to lighten the mood.
As they began gathering their ingredients, Corinne noted that it was clear that Jiggly Cheesecake was not for the faint of heart. "Y'all are a bunch of little perverts," she teased, "That's why you want to see me try this." The dish's scandalous reputation seemed to fuel Rob's enthusiasm, with him declaring himself ready to take on the challenge.
The ingredients were laid out before them: cream cheese, eggs, cream of tartar, and a surprising amount of pasta. "Will you get pasta and then some more pasta and then the pasta sauce and then pasta?" Corinne quipped, highlighting the complexity of the dish. Rob's response? "Corinne: It's a lot of pasta." The banter continued as they assembled their supplies, including cotton soft Japanese cheesecake, which was carefully placed in a springform pan.
With the ingredients at the ready, Corinne began to prep the pan, tracing around it onto parchment paper and adding a strip to hold it in place. She also double-lined the pan with foil to prevent leakage, a crucial step that had previously caused her no end of frustration. "This is very important," she stressed, emphasizing the importance of preventing messes.
As they moved on to making the cheesecake, Corinne began measuring out ingredients, starting with the cream cheese and butter, which were melted in a double boiler with milk. She noted that this step was crucial, as it needed to be smooth and creamy. "But... I think this is gonna take a while," she admitted, as the mixture failed to reach the desired consistency.
Meanwhile, Rob measured out the rest of the ingredients, adding them to the mix. However, when he attempted to add the cream of tartar, he realized that it was supposed to go in with the egg whites, not the other ingredients. "And... oh... no," he groaned, as his mistake threatened to derail the entire operation.
As they continued to cook, Corinne faced numerous challenges, including separating eggs and measuring out ingredients precisely. However, she persevered, determined to create a success. When the cheesecake was finally ready, she began making meringue, carefully whisking egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff peaks formed.
However, Rob's initial assessment was incorrect. The meringue took an inordinate amount of time to form and seemed more like soup than the fluffy topping he had envisioned. "I gotta admit this doesn't seem very promising," he admitted, as he struggled to coax any action out of the mixture. He eventually resorted to Googling for tips, realizing that his previous mistakes had slowed him down.
After what felt like an eternity, Corinne finally managed to fold the meringue into the batter, a step she usually found difficult. As they placed the cheesecake in the pan and added water, Rob felt a sense of confidence wash over him. "Feeling pretty good," he declared, as they waited for the hour-long cooking process to complete.
The moment of truth had arrived, and Corinne was eager to taste their creation. However, when she lifted the cheesecake out of the pan, her excitement quickly turned to dismay. The bottom was wet, and the top seemed to be sinking rather than rising. "This doesn't seem very jiggly or soft or cottony," she admitted, as the reality of their failure set in.
Despite the disastrous results, Corinne couldn't help but laugh at the sheer magnitude of her mistakes. As they devoured the cheesecake, Rob declared it delicious, despite its less-than-stellar appearance. "It's probably the worst cheesecake that has ever existed," he joked, as the pair shared a hearty laugh.
In the end, their culinary adventure was one for the books – a testament to the unpredictability of cooking and the importance of perseverance in the face of adversity.