Burnt on top. Barely set inside.
Japanese-style Basque cheesecake, baked hot enough to caramelize the crown and pulled while the middle still moves. No crust. Not too sweet. That part matters.
What Basque means
High heat, short bake,
and no crust to hide behind.
A Basque cheesecake is baked hot until the top goes dark and the centre stays soft, slightly jiggly, custard-like. Èdo makes it the Japanese way: lighter, smoother, balanced rather than sugary. The soft middle is the texture, not a mistake.
"Hi, I'm Shawn. I make cheesecake for a living. I make videos for fun. Hope you enjoy them." @edocheesecake, Instagram bio
Burnt on purpose
The top is baked until deeply caramelized. That dark crown is where the flavor lives.
Crustless
No biscuit base. Nothing between you and the cheesecake except a fold of parchment.
Still moving
A proper Basque centre is creamy and slightly jiggly. Underbaked is the point.
The signature Gluten free
Golden Lava
Basque
Cut it at the table and the middle runs. This is the one that travels, the one people film, the cake the rest of the menu is built around. Six inch, four to six servings.
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Pick a top.
Cut it and the centre runs. The one the menu is built around.
02Two desserts in one, with a crackly caramelized sugar crust.
03Caramelized Biscoff cookie spread and crumbs across the top.
04Crunchy Oreo crumbs and a whole cookie set on top.
05House strawberry sauce and fresh strawberries.
06The top of the list by price. Preorder only.
07Six inch, serves four to six. Preorder only.
08Six inch, serves four to six. Preorder only.
09Six inch, serves four to six. Preorder only.
10Six inch, serves four to six. Preorder only.
11Six inch, serves four to six. Preorder only.
12Six inch, serves four to six. Preorder only.
13Six inch, serves four to six. Preorder only.
14Six inch, serves four to six. Preorder only.
Flavors, sizes and prices as listed on edocheesecake.com. Larger sizes are priced higher. Some flavors are gluten free. Cookie toppings such as Biscoff and Oreo may contain gluten.
See the full order pageBy the piece
The slice is
the whole argument.
Everything Èdo is about shows up in one cut: the dark crown, the pale wall, the soft centre that gives before the knife does.
See it
Dark on top, ruffled at the edge where the parchment folded.
Cut it
Cold from the fridge it cuts clean. Warmer, it gives.
Rest it
Ten to fifteen minutes out of the fridge. Texture wakes up.
Then again
Nobody stops at one. This is the part we have no advice about.
Slices
Seven flavors by the slice through Uber Eats, DoorDash and GrubHub.
For sharing
Sets
Basque Cheesecake Trio
Three slices. The quickest way to settle an argument about flavors.
$35.00Cheesecake Sampler
Four slices, boxed. Built for a table that cannot agree.
$39.00To drink
Matcha, yuzu
The box
It travels with
an È on it.
Every cake leaves the kitchen boxed and cold. What happens next is the only part Èdo cannot bake for you.
- 01Keep it refrigerated until you are ready to serve.
- 02Let a slice sit at room temperature for ten to fifteen minutes.
- 03The best before date assumes it stayed cold after pickup or delivery.
Find us MD
Made here.
Collected here.
Èdo bakes out of a shared kitchen on South Central Avenue and hands the cakes over on weekends. Order ahead. Everything is made for a name and a date.
- 01Order online and pick your date.
- 02Cutoff is 3 PM the day before.
- 03Collect Saturday or Sunday, 11 to 3, or have it delivered.
Baltimore, MD 21202
Formerly Stratford University
This location is for preordered whole cakes only. There is no dine in service and no walk in purchases.
The feed 63.2K
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is doing.
@edocheesecake
Shawn films the cheesecake, and occasionally himself. The captions are his.
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Bring the whole
thing to the room.
Basque cheesecake catering and large orders for offices, birthdays, parties and private events. Send the date, headcount, flavors and whether you need pickup or delivery. Èdo comes back with availability and a quote.