The instructions that I found to make a good cheesecake are so detailed andconvoluted that you would think you were performing surgery. Put the cream cheese out so that it will be room temperature; put the eggs out at the same time. You don’t want cold eggs. Then use a mixer…then don’t use a mixer. Use graham crackers for the crust, don’t use graham crackers use cookies. Use plain cookies, no use cookies that have nuts and chocolate chips. It is so confusing when all you really want is a nice simple recipe for a cheesecake that you can change to fit to your tastes. So I decided to break all of the rules, and make my own cheesecake as quickly as possible. After all, all you need to do is prepare the ingredients, mix the filling, put in the crust and bake this cheesecake. And you know what…it was fine. In fact, it was better than fine, it was delicious, and I could eat it without gaining ten (10) pounds. One of the recipes that I created will allow me to eat the entire cake, and not gain an ounce. The only item that was not perfect was that it did have a few cracks in the top. However, I did not care; I cannot eat or taste the cracks. Besides, I could always cover the cracks. The instructions to do this are below. The taste of these cakes is great. The longer they set, the better they taste. I baked six of these cheesecakes, full fatted, low fat and no fat. And they all taste wonderful. I put the cakes in the freezer for 2 months. I put one out to defrost in the fridge, and one on the counter. I covered it of course. I left it in a cooler. Both tasted great. So if you want to create the picture perfect cake or simply a cheesecake that you can have a big thick slice without guilt, read this booklet. I have included the tips to prepare a great cheesecake in 15 minutes. So have you got 15 minutes? And can you stay around the house for an hour and a half to take it out of the oven – you can create a wonderful cheesecake. Now let us go and give the Cheesecake Factory a run for our money!!
Cheesecake! What A Wonderful World!!
How many of us could stand to lose a few pounds, but would really love to bite into a large slice of luscious creamy cheesecake. And it does not matter to me what kind – a thick substantial slice of a baked cheesecake – New York Style or a light fluffy no bake variety – a creamy slice with berries, especially strawberries. But in the back of my mind I can’t help but think that I might just as well get a bowl of sugar, add a pound of butter and take a bite. Because cheesecake is so full of fat and calories that you are getting a week’s worth of fat and sugar in just one slice. It kills the pleasure of eating the cheesecake! I really cannot savor the thought!
But once again, think again on the word “cheesecake”. Ahh…Images of eating it with great relish are definitely there. But once again the devil’s advocate steps in. You get the image of someone slaving over a hot stove, beating cream cheese, eggs, and sugar, making the crust, placing it oh so tenderly in the oven. Waiting anxiously and the first slice and not having it taste the way you envisioned it. You can also visualize getting on the scale and seeing that you have gained 5 pounds from that overindulgent slice. And so this started my journey to create a cheesecake recipe that you could make without slaving and eat without guilt. And then I realized that I just want to cook a traditional New York style cheesecake without going through all of the steps that I had seen in many cookbooks and on line. This love for the perfect cheesecake started my journey to a great cheesecake.
