For my bday I decided to make a cheesecake with my little girl since she has been begging to make one.
We just used a standard cheesecake recipe, the kind that uses 2 1/2 pounds of cream cheese kind. :D
I replaced the regular cream cheese with light cream cheese (neufchatel cheese) and didn't even notice it.
After it cooled completely, we topped it with a huckleberry topping made with frozen berries, sugar and corn starch (used Cleargel corn starch...I love that stuff!)
Came out really good and rich
(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr144/WindriverStudios/IMG_7836.jpg)
Cheesecake with Huckleberry Topping
Use a 9 inch spring pan lightly sprayed with Pam.
Ingredients
Crust
* 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
* 2 tablespoons sugar
* 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
Filling
* 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
* 1 1/3 cups sugar
* 3 tablespoons flour
* 3 large eggs
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 2 teaspoons lemons, zest of
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Topping
* 1 egg white
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 3 cups frozen huckleberries or blue berries
* 3 TBS cornstarch (I used Cleargel)
* 1/4 tsp almond extract
Directions
For the Crust:
In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar.
Add melted butter; stir to combine.
Press crumb mixture into a 9-inch spring pan and chill for 30 minutes.
For the Filling:
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer (med. speed) beat cream cheese for 2 minutes.
Add sugar, gradually add flour and mix well.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Add sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla.
Pour into crust.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Remove cake from oven and cool 15 minutes.
For the Topping:
Beat egg white with sugar until soft peaks appear.
Fold in sour cream; spread on top of cake.
Return cake to oven; bake until topping is set, (not brown) approx. 20 minutes.
Turn off oven; with door open continue to let the cheesecake cook for another hour.
Cool completely.
For the berry topping, mix sugar and corn starch.
Combine w/berries in a sauce pan and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until mixture thickens.
Remove from heat and stir in almond extract.
Cool to room temp and spread over cooled cheesecake, then chill in frig.
Carolyn
Great Looking Cake Carolyn!!
BTW What Happened to Bailey? Never Mind I know the answer. EMMA!!
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on June 15, 2010, 06:03:34 AM
Great Looking Cake Carolyn!!
BTW What Happened to Bailey? Never Mind I know the answer. EMMA!!
:D :D :D
She won those glasses at the school carnival and couldn't wait to get home to try them on him.
Carolyn
Wow! Looks at that pic and feel like I gained 2 lbs.
Beautiful!
I'm on my knees - salivating!
Mighty fine indeed! I LOVE cheesecake.
Cheese Cake w/ Huckleberry topping!
Man that looks delicious.
Doc Holiday would be Proud!
Cheesecake is pretty much the only cake I eat any more. Man I love that stuff, you did a good job on that cake, never tried huckleberry.
That is one pretty cake. I can almost taste it.
Great looking cheesecake there Carolyn. I love that stuff. ;D
Looks too nice to cut, you better send it to me to watch over. ;) ;D
Awesome looking cheesecake Carolyn. I'm a cheesecake maker myself.
Oh, and happy birthday!
My piece of cheesecake has not arrived yet :D
Looks awesome!
I'll ship you a piece of mine when I get it Deb ;D
It certainly looks good. Mine usually comes a little less high. I've never tried the huckleberry topping either.
Would you care to post the recipe?
And, again, happy B'Day!
Thanks Guys!
I will post the recipe soon :)
Arnie, the huckleberries around here are a type of wild blue berry but they are incredible tasting: wild, more tart and way more intense.
Deb, I think it got lost in the mail ;)
Carolyn
Happy Birthday, Carolyn!
You know.. I have a birthday coming up.. (well.. eventually...) so, like, if you're still in the baking mood... ::)
Thanks Hal4uk!
I just edited my original post so it now contains the recipe so you can make one, too ;)
Too tell you the truth, I'm not much of a baker either :D
Carolyn
Thanks for the recipe Carolyn. The cheesecake looks gorgeous.
My wife's girlfriend, Julie, specializes in deserts. She has made some presentation-type cheesecakes.
I figure if I print out your recipe, in color, and leave it on the kitchen table, maybe the next time she comes over she'll say "What's this?"
Wish me luck. ;D
You're welcome Arnie :)
It's a good, fool-proof recipe, too.
You can add anything to the top like jam or melted chocolate, etc.
Good luck with your plan ;)
Carolyn
Arnie - is Julie the Ceiling Fan Lady?
When I first started making cheesecake, I got all kinds of puffing, cracks, etc.... Turned out, I was overcooking it. Needs to be just set in the middle. Plus, I've been adding humidity in the oven (water in a pan) - keeps the cracks away. Also will cook at a lower temp. for a longer period. I've heard of overnight cheesecake cooks - so cheesecake may be the low-n-slow of the Pastry world! Alton does a good job at explaining a cheesecake, but it turns out creamier than I like. He uses a water bath. So does Emeril. His recipe is similar to the one that I use which is supposedly from Lindy's on Time Square.
Hi Caney,
I think the hour of cooling in the oven with the door ajar also helps to remedy the cracking problem, too.
Since I have used this recipe, I've never had a problem with them cracking while cooling.
Carolyn
I use a water bath for mine. I have been using the recipes from Juniors (http://www.juniorscheesecake.com/)
I'm going to take a look at Carolyn's because it looks so awesome.
Hey Deb,
Are there recipes on the site?
That Devils Food Cheesecake is the most sinful looking cheesecake I have ever seen :D
Carolyn
There used to be recipes on the site but it has changed. I have the cookbook. Which recipe do you want?
The Devils Food Cheesecake is sinful. I had a piece at their restaurant. That is the cheesecake that was made for the Bobby Flay cheesecake throwdown.
They have a strawberry shortcake cheesecake that is good too, I made a blueberry version of it a couple years ago.
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk234/deb415611/baking/blueberrycheesecake10.jpg)
Ooooo Deb,
That looks so good!
Yes, I remember that throw down episode...I didn't put 2 and 2 together. :D
I'd love the recipe for the one you did, I have tons of strawberries coming on right now and I could see doing that with the huckleberries too.
Oh, yeah, I wouldn't mind the Devils Food one, too.
On the subject of Bobby Flay's show, I planted a bunch of baking pumpkins this year so I could try fresh pumpkin in my pies, like that gal that was featured in the pumpkin pie throw down.
You tasted her pie, too...lucky Deb!
Carolyn
Quote from: Caribou on June 16, 2010, 02:00:37 PM
Ooooo Deb,
That looks so good!
Yes, I remember that throw down episode...I didn't put 2 and 2 together. :D
I'd love the recipe for the one you did, I have tons of strawberries coming on right now and I could see doing that with the huckleberries too.
Oh, yeah, I wouldn't mind the Devils Food one, too.
On the subject of Bobby Flay's show, I planted a bunch of baking pumpkins this year so I could try fresh pumpkin in my pies, like that gal that was featured in the pumpkin pie throw down.
You tasted her pie, too...lucky Deb!
Carolyn
remind me Friday & I'll get you the recipes - have to get ready for JB concert tonight - I'm in charge of the food (surprise, surprise :D)
I didn't have the pumpkin pie but her chocolate bourbon pecan pie was out of this world. I brought home a frozen unbaked beef & cheese pie & that was incredible too. It's really cool because she does 5" pies in addition to the regular size.
We'll remind you on Friday so you can post the recipe. ;D
Quote from: deb415611 on June 16, 2010, 02:14:46 PM
Quote from: Caribou on June 16, 2010, 02:00:37 PM
Ooooo Deb,
That looks so good!
Yes, I remember that throw down episode...I didn't put 2 and 2 together. :D
I'd love the recipe for the one you did, I have tons of strawberries coming on right now and I could see doing that with the huckleberries too.
Oh, yeah, I wouldn't mind the Devils Food one, too.
On the subject of Bobby Flay's show, I planted a bunch of baking pumpkins this year so I could try fresh pumpkin in my pies, like that gal that was featured in the pumpkin pie throw down.
You tasted her pie, too...lucky Deb!
Carolyn
remind me Friday & I'll get you the recipes - have to get ready for JB concert tonight - I'm in charge of the food (surprise, surprise :D)
I didn't have the pumpkin pie but her chocolate bourbon pecan pie was out of this world. I brought home a frozen unbaked beef & cheese pie & that was incredible too. It's really cool because she does 5" pies in addition to the regular size.
Thanks Deb!
Have fun at the concert tonight :)
Carolyn
Quote from: Caribou on June 16, 2010, 03:47:34 PM
Have fun at the concert tonight :)
Carolyn
It's tomorrow night, takes a night to prep - well plus what I did over the weekend ;D