cheesecake

Cheesecake is a sweet dessert consisting of one or more layers. The main, and thickest, layer consists of a mixture of a soft, fresh cheese (typically cottage cheese, cream cheese or ricotta), eggs, and sugar. If there is a bottom layer, it most often consists of a crust or base made from crushed cookies (or digestive biscuits), graham crackers, pastry, or sometimes sponge cake. Cheesecake may be baked or unbaked (and is usually refrigerated).
Cheesecake is usually sweetened with sugar and may be flavored in different ways. Vanilla, spices, lemon, chocolate, pumpkin, or other flavors may be added to the main cheese layer. Additional flavors and visual appeal may be added by topping the finished dessert with fruit, whipped cream, nuts, cookies, fruit sauce, chocolate syrup, or other ingredients.

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    Recipe Savoury Cheese Cake with Fresh Mint Sauce

    You need a Springform Round Cake Tins for Baking 18cm – Serves 4, Preparation time 20-25 mins, Resting in the fridge 2 hours For the mint sauce: bunch of fresh mint, about 30 g 3 tbsp boiling water 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 level tbsps caster sugar A drizzle of lemon – optional For the...
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  5. K

    Need help with Cheesecake idea

    I made my own ricotta yesterday and I'm looking to maybe bake a cheesecake with it. Problem is I don't have any cream cheese, and all the recipes I've found ask for cream cheese or more ricotta. I made about 500g, and I'd like to challenge myself to see if I can cook with what I have on hand...
  6. popeye85

    Trying to track down a cheesecake!

    My cousin just posted on his Facebook page about a cheesecake thing that he got in debenhams that was apparently the best he had ever had and is desperate for the recipe. It was labelled a 'Belgium Chocolate truffle profiterole cake' (although more like a cheesecake he reckons). Apparently...
  7. rascal

    Recipe Lime cheesecake

    Wife wanted a cheesecake for tomorrow. 1 packet digestive biscuits 100 gms butter 1 tablespoon sugar. Melt butter and add to the rest. Form into a pan. Fridge until next step. 4 eggs roughly beaten 1/2 cup thickened cream 1 tin condensed milk Zest of 3 limes Juice of 3 limes. Mix til smooth...
  8. Cinnamonita

    Recipe Raspberry Cheesecake for board games weekend

    This weekend I had a ball dreaming up a raspberry cheesecake for some friends at a board game weekend. I did a lot more cooking than board games, because that's how I love to play most :) Photos below. Ingredients 1 3/4 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs 1/3 cup butter, melted 1 cup sugar, divided 3 (8...
  9. MagsBakes

    Help, how to find a special cake pan?

    My father has a 9" round Kuhn Rikon silicon seal pushpan, and wants to buy one for his grandson who wants to bake Grandpa's cheesecake. Dad swears by this pan since he can put it in a bain marie and it doesn't leak because of the silicone ring. Kuhn Rikon doesn't appear to sell them anymore, we...
  10. B

    Cutting a cheesecake recipe in half?

    Can anyone advise on cooking time, method, size of pan, etc for cutting a cheesecake recipe in half? Original recipe calls for 9-10 inch pan.
  11. detroitdad

    Recipe Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake

    Cheesecake filling 4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened and whipped 3/4 cup sugar 3 tbsp all purpose flour 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp ground cinnamon Cinnamon filling 2 cups dark brown sugar, lightly packed. Type of brown sugar doesn't really matter though. 5 tbsp ground cinnamon...
  12. detroitdad

    Bourbon Cheesecake

    Wow....My son made this for me for my birthday. It was fantastic. A very solid blend of sweet and tart .
  13. patriziamariapia

    Recipe Ricotta cheesecake

    Ingredients for shortcrust pastry: gr. 300 all purpose flour gr. 70 extravirgin olive oil (rigorously) 3 yellow yolks gr. 8 baking powder gr. 25 sugar (1 plentyful sugar tablespoon ) a pinch of salt Method for shortcrust pastry: Combine all the ingredients, mix them with hands until the pastry...
  14. Kake Lover

    Recipe Hazelnut Cheesecake

    An easy recipie for a rich and creamy cheesecake that's a bit different from the norm. Ingredients 2 ½ oz butter 4 oz crushed digestive biscuits 3 oz chopped toasted hazelnuts 8 oz full fat soft cheese 2 eggs, separated 4 oz caster sugar ¼ pint double cream 5 oz hazelnut yogurt ½ oz...
  15. Morning Glory

    In the test kitchen: Chocolate Cheesecake

    Chocolate Cheesecake by morning glory posted Dec 9, 2016 at 11:04 PM I promised to try this recipe for Chocolate Cheesecake posted by @Cinisajoy. The main problem for me is that, not only do I not like chocolate, I don't like desserts either. But of course, other people do! So I must make...
  16. Cinisajoy

    Recipe Chocolate Cheesecake

    This is my go to chocolate cheesecake recipe. Note, it is not a cake but more an American style sweet pie. http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-cheesecake Ingredients: Ingredients 1 cup crushed chocolate wafer crumbs 3 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons butter, melted FILLING: 2 cups (12...
  17. Zyni

    Oreo Cheesecake

    I made a simple Oreo cheesecake recently, and it turned out pretty well for just winging it. I separated some of the cookies from the cream and crushed them in the blender. I added melted butter and made a crust. I then followed the easy cheesecake recipe on some cream cheese. One block of cream...
  18. Morning Glory

    Recipe Pumpkin Cheesecake

    It took me while to work this one out. I'm not the greatest when it comes to cooking sweet things! I think this works well though and the pumpkin has a slightly coconut taste when combined into the cream cheese and cream. You could make a less calorific version by using ricotta in place of the...
  19. L_B

    What is your favorite kind of cheesecake?

    I don't have cheesecake often but do enjoy it every now and then during the holidays. I usually make cherry cheescake because it is a family favorite but I have also done blueberry and raspberry. I seen the recipes for lemon cheesecake but never attempted it. I love lemon but the rest of my...
  20. C

    Recipe Guinness® Cheesecake

    “and with that he took the bloody old towser by the scruff of the neck and by Jesus he near throttled him.” James Joyce, Ulysses 100g butter, melted 300g digestive biscuits, crushed 2 x 250g packs of cream cheese 250ml GUINNESS (original bottled tastes best) 2 x 15ml spoons of custard powder...
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