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Ok, so following the theme of food from Harry Potter

Whats you favourite cheesecake? (cherry new york,etc)


Ray

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I have this nagging fear that everyone is out to make me paranoid.

St Clements - lemon flavoured cheese cake with satsuma coulis (Home made)

Some say I`m from Biddenden. Some say my name`s Sue. Some say I`m really Marge on a mission.

Sparrow leg and Potassium Permanganate (KMnO4) cheesecake

Not a cheesecake fan but cake. Chocolate fudge cake with ice cream… yummy :-D :) .

Bettie Page

Oh, you mean...

Plain New York style. (Baked, lightly flavoured with lemon)

J Mark Oates

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Of the modern filmmaking techniques/cliches,
I find my intelligence insulted far more
by martial arts wire work stunts than
any amount of CGI.

I can`t stand cheesecake, for some reason it always reminds me of that crappy Mark Hamill sci fi movie, about a plane.

floyd

All of them they`re mine all mine muwahhhhh opps sorry got carried away as often happens around cheesecake.

mmm chocolate

Chicken Tika Cheesecake TM The nice people at the Mad Ass Geoffrey TM company made it for me one birthday. It was different.

Dr 42%er


It`s not easy being different. It`s not easy being cool....but somehow I manage....

My friend Josh`s Family Cheesecake recipe is the best in the world. His Father has been offered thousands of dollars to give the recipe, but it`s a family secret and no-one can get the answer from them.

The cheesecake is not a flavoured Cake, it has a subtle hint of lemon in it though and it`s so creamy and beautiful your eyes will water at eating it.

The unfortunate problem is that Josh and his Family live in Miami and he only pops over here a few times a year. In fact he`s due this week - so I can`t wait to put him to work and produce another beautiful cheesecake.

The other place for a great cheesecake (comparable to Josh`s) is at Junior`s in Brooklyn, New York (DeKalb) as follows.....
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Pure Cream Cheesecake -- "The Best of the Best". If you ever find yourself in Brooklyn you might consider stopping by the famed Junior`s restaurant on Flatbush Avenue at the corner of DeKalb. Their cheesecake is as renowned as the restaurant itself, sold by mail order and the cable shopping channel QVC it`s become a cheesecake by which all others are judged.

Junior`s Famous No.1 Cheesecake

Thin Sponge Cake Layer (see recipe below)

For Cream Cheese Filling:
4 (8-ounce) packages regular cream cheese, at room temperature
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 extra-large eggs
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

1. Preheat the oven to 350*F (180*C) and generously butter a 9-inch springform pan. Make the batter for the sponge cake as the recipe directs. Evenly spread the batter on the bottom of the pan and bake just until set and golden, about 10 minutes. Place the cake on a wire rack to cool (don`t remove it from the pan).
2. While the Cake Cools, Make the Cream Cheese Filling: Place one 8-ounce package of the cream cheese, 1/3 cup of the sugar, and the cornstarch in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Then beat in the remaining 3 packages of cream cheese.
3. Increase the mixer speed to high and beat in the remaining 1 1/3 cups of the sugar, then beat in the vanilla. Blend in the eggs, one at a time, beating the batter well after adding each one. Blend in the heavy cream. At this point mix the filling only until completely blended (just like they do at Junior`s). Be careful not to over mix the batter.
4. Gently spoon the cheese filling on top of the baked sponge cake layer. Place the springform pan in a large shallow pan containing hot water that comes about 1-inch up the sides of the pan. Bake the cheesecake until the center barely jiggles when you shake the pan, about 1 hour.
5. Cool the cake on a wire rack for 1 hour. Then cover the cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until it`s completely cold, at least 4 hours or overnight. Remove the sides of the springform pan. Slide the cake off the bottom of the pan onto a serving plate. Or if you wish, simply leave the cake on the removable bottom of the pan and place it on a serving plate. If any cake is left over, cover it with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.

Thin Sponge Cake Layer for Cheesecake

One suggestion: keep an eye on this cake while it bakes. There`s not much batter, so it needs only about 10 minutes of baking -- only enough time for the cake to turn light golden and set on the top.

1/2 cup cake flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt
3 extra-large eggs, separated
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 drops pure lemon extract
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1. Preheat the oven to 350*F (180*C) and generously butter a 9-inch springform pan. Sift the cake flour, baking powder and salt together in a medium-sized bowl and set aside.
2. Beat the egg yolks together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed for 3 minutes. Then, with the mixer still running, gradually add the 1/3 cup of the sugar and continue beating until thick light-yellow ribbons form in the bowl, about 5 minutes more. Beat in the vanilla and lemon extracts.
3. Sift the flour mixture over the batter and stir it in by hand until no more white flecks appear. Then blend in the butter.
4. In a clean bowl, using clean dry beaters, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar together on high speed until frothy. Gradually add the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form (the whites should stand up in stiff peaks but not be dry). Stir about 1/3 cup of the whites into the batter, then gently fold in the remaining whites -- don`t worry if a few white specks remain.
5. Gently spoon the batter into the pan. Bake the cake just until the center of the cake springs back when lightly touched, only about 10 minutes (watch carefully). Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack while you continue making the cheesecake filling. Do not remove the cake from the pan.

Makes 12 to 16 servings.

Plain vanilla cheesecake,like the one made by Enteman`s (sp?)
Marks and Spencer`s plain one with sultanas through it is nice too.

My `cheesecake hell` is any of those that come with a fruit `goo` (compote) on top.
Basically,cheap crap.
I swear,if I get served that in a restaurant,I tell them to take it away.
£3.95 for frozen Sara Lee crap ?
P*** off. :/

This item was edited on Monday, 4th September 2006, 11:50