Cheesecake!!!

[ino]

While browsing through the threads I came upon the word cheesecake and I thought of how lovely it is. I would just like to know whats your favorite brand and type of cheesecake. I will start it off

Eli's Turtle cheesecake.

Oh, and if u can only get your favorite cheesecake in a certain local restaurant or store please inform us on its location :D

[Larinda McRaven]

don't care what brand, any cheescake will do. Turtle is the best flavor!!

[mamboqueen]

slurp! One of my favorites, too. I found a recipe for a guava-topped ginger cheesecake with mango salsa in Bon Appetit that is quite yummy. But, I'm with Larinda, just about any kind will do!

[pygmalion]

Cheesecake seems to be a love it or hate it kind of thing. I love it. :D

My favorite cheesecake is ... hmm. I make a couple different ones. Old fashioned baked cheesecake with a sour cream topping that's out of this world. And then there are my fave cheesecake tarts that I make and give as gifts. Those are so easy. Thirty minutes to make. I'll have to dig out my recipes and post.

I'll eat any kind of cheesecake I can find, but I much prefer baked over refrigerator cheesecakes. Much, much, better, IMHO. The baked ones have just a touch of flour that gives them a nice texture. Yum.

As for cheesecake at restaurants, I have no particular favorite. If cheesecake is on the menu, I buy it. Plain and simple. LOL. Has anybody been to Cheesecake Factory? I hear their cakes are top of the line.

Sam's club, the discount store, has a very reasonably priced cheesecake, for cheesecake lovers on a budget. It's huge, and refreezable. Ten or eleven dollars, depending on the flavor. Ten for the plain; eleven for the mixed flavors. Not bad. Harry and David's has stellar cheesecakes that they'll deliver to your house. Wonderful holiday gifts ... to myself. LOL.

[Pacion]

I am partial to cheesecakes also, especially the baked ones too :lol: but, I prefer them not to be very sweet

A few years ago, I used to make a particular one and would substitute the white sugar for brown sugar (I read somewhere that you can use less of it and still have a 'sweet' taste) or use honey instead. I have also incorporated tinned pineapple slices and the juice from in order to reduce the amount of sugar the receipe called for :banana:

[mamboqueen]

I think you can substitute Splenda (which I use all the time) for sugar in cheesecake recipes. There was a recipe for cheesecake on the back of the package -- at least a couple of months ago. I don't like "sweet, sweet" either.

Haven't been to a Cheesecake Factory yet. About 20 years ago, there was a small place called the Cheesecake Factory where I grew up in NJ and it was ALL cheesecakes - no other food. It was just out of this world. The had little mini cheesecakes and I used to eat those all the time.

[Joe]

Playboy has some pretty good cheesecake every month... :D

[peachexploration]

..... Has anybody been to Cheesecake Factory? I hear their cakes are top of the line. ......

Yes, yes, yes...The Cheesecake Factory rocks! I've had my limit for this month. I was just there this past Friday with some friends. Can't wait until next month! :P They also have a terrific dinner menu. The crabcakes are awesome. Anyways, my favorites would lean towards the sours like lemon, lime etc. :P

[pygmalion]

I was wondering how long before someone would make that joke. :roll: :D

Welcome to the forums, Joe.

[peachexploration]

I was wondering how long before someone would make that joke. :roll: :D

Welcome to the forums, Joe.

Yeah, for a moment, I thought is was Sabor who is our resident joker. :lol: Welcome Joe... :)

[dancin_feet]

My mother makes a black forest cheesecake that is absolutely amazing. Lasts for ages because you can only have a small amount at a time, it is so rich!

[squirrel]

Any cheesecake made by my mother... they are absolutely delicious... and usually home-made cheesecake... hate those things from supermarkets... :)

[salsachinita]

Turtle is the best flavor!!

:shock: Turtle.......? :shock:

[ino]

Turtle cheesecake has chocolate, chopped walnuts and it's topped with a touch or caramel. If you like the turtle candy (those little chocolate covered walnut/caramel things that look like turtles) then I suggest trying this cheesecake :D

[pygmalion]

Sorry. Not my fave. anything involving walnuts? *shudder* Why contaminate a perfectly good cheesecake with walnuts? This is what I wonder. :? :lol:

[cl5814]

Nuts, chocolate and ice-cream is a good combination.

Cheesecake Factory rocks..............i agree. The portions of cheesecake they serve are just too big for one sitting.

[pygmalion]

:shock: A too big portion of cheesecake? Never!!!

Just kidding. I understand what you mean. There are always doggie bags ... :wink: That way, you can save some of that creamy goodness for later. 8)

[MacMoto]

I'm having an attack of cravings for baked cheesecake... can't get decent baked cheesecase around here :cry: :cry:. The British style cheesecake just won't do. :(

There's an Italian restaurant in a nearby town that does yummy cheesecake -- not baked, but light and very nice. I haven't been there for a looong time. Maybe I should go there tonight (their seafood pasta is heavenly too).

[Purr]

Cherry cheesecake is my favorite! :wink: