Abbey's Infamous Cheesecake
Tuesday, 28. April 2009, 02:18:33
[EVIL MAN: ON]I have once written that, for Macarons, "it's not just following a nice recipe that you'd be able to make 'em at home. One needs to know exactely what he's doing."
Well, same thing happens to Cheesecakes. They have such a straight-forward recipe that one just can't go wrong. WRONG! Cheesecakes only sparkle if they're done correctly, following many specific methods for cooking and cooling. They're quite tricky. Do their steps wrong and you may:
1 - Have an uncooked and gooey center;
2 - Have a crusty and almost burnt corner / top;
3 - Have your Cheesecake deflate like a cold suflée;
4 - Have a huge crack on top of your cheesecake.
All these may happen to your cheesecake, and I have already gone through some of them. After a couple of such bad endings, I had practically given up to make my own cheesecakes again. Until yesterday, due to major forces. [EVIL MAN: OFF/]
The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey's Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.
Jenny says it's Infamous mostly because of this friend of hers, Abbey. But I must add: The recipe is soooo easy to follow, and she made it so well explained, I feel completely infamous for not having got it right before...
But at least, now, I am happy! Her process works perfectly! Even to a twice failed Cheesecaker!
Well, same thing happens to Cheesecakes. They have such a straight-forward recipe that one just can't go wrong. WRONG! Cheesecakes only sparkle if they're done correctly, following many specific methods for cooking and cooling. They're quite tricky. Do their steps wrong and you may:
1 - Have an uncooked and gooey center;
2 - Have a crusty and almost burnt corner / top;
3 - Have your Cheesecake deflate like a cold suflée;
4 - Have a huge crack on top of your cheesecake.
All these may happen to your cheesecake, and I have already gone through some of them. After a couple of such bad endings, I had practically given up to make my own cheesecakes again. Until yesterday, due to major forces. [EVIL MAN: OFF/]
The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey's Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.
Jenny says it's Infamous mostly because of this friend of hers, Abbey. But I must add: The recipe is soooo easy to follow, and she made it so well explained, I feel completely infamous for not having got it right before...
But at least, now, I am happy! Her process works perfectly! Even to a twice failed Cheesecaker!
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