Perfect Cheesecake Tip #1

Always run the knife under warm water before EACH cut into your cheesecake. You will be guaranteed a perfect slice every time!!

Caramel Brownie New York Cheesecake

Filling:

4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup milk
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Crust:

1 package brownie mix of your choice*
Caramel Sauce**

Bake brownie mix in spring form pan for 10 minutes according to package directions. Take pan out and turn oven to desired temperature for baking cheesecake. Pour thin to moderate layer of caramel sauce over brownie, and then pour cheesecake mixture over caramel. Bake. Top off with drizzled caramel and chocolate.

Note:
*Depending on size of brownie package, all of mixture may not be needed.
** Home made caramel sauce may be used, or use pre-made. Either works just fine! :D


This cheesecake is very very rich, must have a LARGE sweet tooth!

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake

Filling:

4 packages cream cheese
1 1/4 cup sugar
4 eggs
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons lemon extract

Crust:

1 1/2 cup crushed graham crackers
1/4 sugar
1/4 cup butter

Blueberry Topping:

1 can blueberry pie filling (about as easy as it gets! :D)



Note: I thought it was amazing, roommates thought it was amazing, therefore, it IS amazing!

Cheesecake-aholic

As most of my friends know, I love cheesecake. I love to make it, and more than that, I love to eat it! I spent years thinking I knew everything there was to know about baking a good cheesecake. The only problem was, I couldn't get the big crack down the middle and the brown on the edges to go away. I knew everything there was to know eh? 

Well, I'm pretty sure I am closer to perfection now! The cracks and the brown edges have gone, and yummy, smooth, (did I say yummy? :D) cheesecake has taken their place. On this blog, I will post the pictures and recipes to every cheesecake that I make. Even the ones that don't turn out so good. I will tell you what it was that made it not work, and then make it again and let you know what I did to change it. I will also be giving you tips and tricks to the perfect cheesecake along the way. But I probably wont tell you them all at once!

I hope you enjoy this blog as much as I think I am going to! It will open up opportunity for me to make many more cheesecakes than I normally would and I am super excited about that. As are my roommates I'm sure!

Thank you Jenn for this awesome idea!!