Cheesecake baking routine:
- Set out cream cheese (unopened) and eggs on counter for 1 hr.
- Turn oven on (410 deg); put water in large pan and place in oven.
- Prepare batter and pour into 10 in. springform pan.
- Set batter/pan in water bath; reduce temp to 260 deg. for 90 min +/-.
- Let cool in oven for 60 min (oven door cracked slightly).
- Remove from oven and place on wire rack on counter for 6 - 10 hrs.
- Move cake/rack to fridge; place a "tupperware" like cake cover over cake/pan such that there is about an 1/8" opening between top of pan and bottom of cover (do this so it does not "dry" out the top). Have also tried not covering the cake as described.
- Place the cake container (top & bottom), which will be used to put the cake on, in the fridge to be at the same temp as the cake.
- Next day, take the cake out ; remove from pan and put on cake container bottom and cover with lid. Place back in fridge. At this point, there is no moisture on top of the cake.
- Later that night, remove cake from fridge and the top of the cake is literally covered with "puddles" of condensation/ moisture.
What can I do to not have the puddles on top ??
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