Arcane Treatise 293

Gâteau du Ciel

butter
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
1.5 pounds creamcheese, chopped and room temperature
4 large eggs, room temperature
3/4 packed cup brown sugar
4 tangerines, zest finely grated, then juiced
strained pulp of 8 passionfruits
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
ground nutmeg to taste
ground cinnamon to taste

1) In a large bowl, combine sour cream, buttermilk, and yogurt.  Let stand until room temperature.

2) Preheat oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.  Generously butter an 8-ince springform cake pan.

3) Pour half of cream into the bowl of a standing mixer, and gradually beat together half of creamcheese, then one egg, then remaining cream, then sugar, tangerine juice, tangerine zest, remaining creamcheese, vanilla, flour, and remaining eggs one by one.  Make sure batter is beaten smooth.

4) Pour batter into pan and bake in lower one-third of oven.  Let bake for 10 minutes, then lower temperature to 275 degrees Fahrenheit while leaving the door slightly open for 5 minutes.  Close door, then let bake for one hour to one hour and twenty minutes, or until risen and center has set.

5) Place pan on a wire rack to cool for one hour before removing sides of pan.  Now let cool until room temperature.  Once cooled, cover with cheesecloth. and refrigerate overnight.  Garnish by dusting top with nutmeg and cinnamon.