Monday, April 27, 2009
Daring Bakers Challenge -- cheesecake!
The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey's Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.
My spin on the challenge recipe was a slightly lightened lemon-blueberry cheesecake:
I was considerably creative with this month's challenge! I'm glad we had the opportunity to think "outside the box" (springform pan?)
~ I chose to lighten the recipe by using all Neufchatel cheese in place of the full-fat cream cheese, and half-and-half instead of the heavy cream
~ I chose a shortbread crust (from Joy of Cooking) instead of a graham cracker crust
~ I added the zest of one lemon to the cheesecake batter (I would zest two lemons and add more juice next time for more lemony flavor)
~ I chose to forego the waterbath method, and followed the baking instructions for the New York Style Cheesecake recipe in Joy of Cooking (I tend to prefer a more dense, almost cakelike cheesecake, and this resulted in fantastic texture!)
~ I topped the baked cheesecake with 2 cups frozen blueberries cooked with 1/4 cup sugar for 10 minutes
Delicious, despite the overly-browned crust. I think I need a new springform pan . . . drat. Perhaps I'll buy one of those watertight Kaisers, and try the bain marie next time?
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10 comments:
Ahhhh, yum yum!
Great job on your challenge and the cheesecake looks really delicious.
ooh, your cheesecake looks delicious. I will have to try to bake the cheesecake without the water bath next time, as I like the dense texture too. great job! =P
Looks just beautiful! Mmmm--love cheesecake!
Lovely. I love the lemon and blueberry combination.
lemon and blueberry sounds lovely! Great job on this month's challenge
that blueberry topping looks to die for
Mmm, your cheesecake looks amazing!! I love the blueberry topping =D
Yum! it looks delicious!
I love your version. Thanks for being a part of the April Daring Baker's Challenge!
Jenny of JennyBakes
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