Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Cheesecake w/3 different cheeses REVIEW



http://www.gastrecipes.com/2011/01/mascarpone-ricotta-cheese-cake.html

I decided I wanted to make my first ever cheesecake, but I didn't want just your average cream cheese cheesecake, so I searched the internet for a cheesecake with mascarpone in it. I used this italian cream cheese in my tirmisu and I loved the taste and texture of it. I searched through recipes and I came upon this very seemingly simple recipe that not only called for cream cheese and mascarpone but also ricotta cheese. Just when you thought ricotta is only for lasagne right? So I was excited and with a trip to the grocery store to get all my cheeses I was set (or so I thought).

Dummy me I didn't realize it called for whipped cream cheese and here I am with regular cream cheese, oh well I'll just whip it first, after all that's all it is. So I follow the directions tasting as I go...yuumm!
So I get to the crust part, what's this some sort of bar and almonds, do I have any of this, nope...rats! But lucky me I have graham cracker crumbs...So here I go.
So I've got my 11yoDD helping with the crust, the recipe called for a deep pie pan or springform pan, so I use my cake pan, it's pretty deep and worked out well when I baked my pie inside a cake last year (another story). So a stick and a half of butter mike with graham cracker crumbs DD presses the crust into the pan...I go to pour my batter in to the pan and HOLY COW I wished I had a deeper pan, I had enough batter for 2 cakes. So insted of making 2 I made the one and am storing the rest in case it turns out not as yummy as the batter. Don't want 2 of something no one will eat right? I bake as directed and into the fridge it goes.

several hours later, I decide it's time for a peice.. The kids are in bed and I will get to enjoy my dessert without being asked for bites. It's firm but still a little soft but soooo good. I recommend leaving it overnight to firm up the whole way because the second night it was even better.
Now I loved it, DH said, it's good, but too rich for him...really from the person who eats chocolate like it's going out of style...oh well take it from me, this is worth making and is very simple...next time I do want to do the almond crust...

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