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Cheesecake Recipes For You

Delicious cheesecake recipes for unusual wedding cakes, bridal shower cakes and pastry tables.

My Best Cheesecake Recipe

An all time favorite with a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with bright red cherry topping, it is absolute perfection. Give it a try. It's been on the menu for over 25 years.

Chocolate Cheesecake

Another favorite! Can't beat that flavor combination. So here it is my tried and true!

Most of us have heard of the famous Juniors Cheesecake. They have been around making gourmet cheesecakes for 60 years. Since 1950 to be exact. You can order a cheesecake sampler directly online from their website or give one of their cheesecake recipes a try!

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Are you planning a fall wedding? A Halloween wedding or a banquet table that you would like to really spice up? Then you really should try this pumpkin cheesecake. It's like pumpkin but one step better!

Some Tips and Tidbits

It helps to have a mixer although you can use a whisk and a mixing bowl.

Make sure your cheese is at room temperature before mixing or you can warm it in the oven at 250 for five minutes.

A blender or food processor comes in handy for chopping nuts and graham cracker or cookie crumbs.

A spring form pan is useful but you can use a regular cake pan if you have to. I talk about how to release them from the pans on this page.

The cheese most commonly used for cheesecakes are cream cheese, neufchatel cheese, cottage cheese, and ricotta.

Sometimes cream is added for lightness and added flavor, such as heavy cream or sour cream.

Cornstarch and sometimes flour is used to help thicken and stabilize the moisture content.

How To Prevent Cracking

The most common problem when baking a cheesecake is cracking on the top.

Cheesecakes give off a lot of moisture when baking. If it gives off too much or too quickly the cake will crack.

To prevent this you can place your cake pan in a water bath. if using a spring form pan make sure you wrap it well in aluminum foil before putting it into the water bath.

Deep cracks indicate a problem with the structure of your eggs and could mean a soggy cheesecake.

Crevices across the center are minor and can be covered with a topping. These can be caused by drafts during the cooling process, so try to keep your cake in the oven as it cools. (turn your oven off with door slightly ajar.)

Another tip to prevent cracking as your cake cools down is to run a spatula around the outer edge of the cake. As the cake cools it shrinks and will pull away from the sides sometimes causing cracks.

Never open the door of the oven as your cheesecake is cooking.

A little about oven temperature

It's difficult to provide temperatures and baking times as every ones oven is slightly different. A general rule with cheesecakes is to bake them at a slightly lower temperature than is called for in the recipe if in doubt about your oven.

Key Lime

The tropical flavor of Key limes are a welcome change to the usual chocolate and vanilla dessert offerings. Consider adding it as a choice to your banquet table at the wedding reception or to a bridal shower with a tropical theme.

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