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Questions tagged [cheesecake]

Questions about cheesecake, a kind of rich dessert cake made with cream and soft cheese on a graham cracker, cookie, or pastry crust, typically topped with a fruit sauce.

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How to make a New York cheesecake with a super creamy, silky texture?

I've been baking New York cheesecake for a few years now and, with the help of various recipes and some experimentation, I've been able to get pretty close to the flavor and texture of the best New York cheesecakes I remember (or, at least think I…
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What kind of pan works best with a waterbath?

Whenever I bake cheesecake or flan, my springform pan always leaks into the water bath or vice/versa. Is there a better type of pan to use when baking with a water bath?
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Why doesn't my cheese cake rise when cooked in a water bath?

When I cook a cheesecake using the water bath method, the cheesecake does not rise. It stays flat. How do I make my cheesecake rise?
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Salvaging a cheesecake that's oozing butter

I just made a White Chocolate Raspberry cheesecake, and it ended up being a failure appearance-wise. For some reason, it cracked a lot, and the batter ended up super lumpy, so the cheesecake is all heterogenous looking: The main problem though can…
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What does flour do to cheesecake?

After looking through cheesecake recipes with a co-worker we discovered that many cheesecake recipes include ~1/4 cup of flour while other recipes contain none at all. What effect does flour have when added to cheesecake?
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Baking a cheesecake at 325 instead of 350

I have a cheesecake recipe that I have used for years, It is as close to perfect as I need it to be...except, sometimes it cracks (maybe 1 of 5). I have never used a water bath and I don't want to start. I was thinking if I lower the temperature…
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Can I use yogurt cheese in cheesecake by substituting the cream cheese?

It is very hard to find cream cheese or mascarpone where I live in India, so I just wanted to know whether I can make a cheesecake with yogurt cheese or not?
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Why isn't my American-style baked cheesecake very sweet or rising significantly?

I am trying to make a good American-style baked cheesecake. I tried one recipe and it did not rise as much as I would have expected and it was not as sweet as I would have hoped. Hope that someone can solve this problem for me! thanks :)
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Best way to cut up a cheesecake into bites

I will be making Pumpkin cheesecake bites for Halloween using this recipe. I already made a trial batch and it came out quite nicely, except for the fact that cutting it into bars was a little difficult. What's the best way to do it? Also, the…
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How to store cheesecake for long-term?

My wife and I decided to have cheesecakes for our wedding last weekend. We'd like to store some for at least our one-year anniversary. What is the proper way to store it, and how long can we expect it to last and still be worth eating? Once she…
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Using muffin/cupcake pan for basque burnt cheesecake

I've seen images of regular cheesecake (crust + filling) baked in muffin tins, Will basque burnt cheesecake be as creamy as the original in muffin/cupcake pan? Here's the pan I'd like to use, each tin around 7.5 cm/3 inch:
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Can I make a Cheesecake without using cream cheese?

Is it possible to replicate the texture of cheesecake without using cream cheese? I really love the texture of cheesecake and I really love its aesthetic. But I just really dont like the sour taste of cream cheese which destroys the entire…
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Homemade cream cheese

I like to make no bake cheese cake when I checked few blogs and I got to know that cream cheese is important for this but I don't have cream cheese in the nearby shops. When I further started searching I saw one more blog where they used yogurt and…
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Unwanted rise in Japanese Cheesecake

When baking a Japanese cheesecake, I will occasionally get an incredible rise in the cheesecake - doubling or tripling in volume. During cooling, this falls back down to almost the original volume. However, other attempts will result in a much more…
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How to keep a cheesecake layer separate from filling during baking?

I want to make an (Dutch) apple pie with a layer of cheesecake. As far as I know I have a few options: Bake a cheesecake, then simply add a layer of apples. More or less like: However, this is not what I want. Use a known recipe with a result…
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