Cheesecake dessert recipes: 59 photos
No-bake raspberry cheesecake
FAQ
New York style cheesecake, classic cheesecake, and no bake cheesecake are the most popular types of cheesecakes, but the best cheesecake flavor is the one that you find irresistible — and that may be different for everyone.
Here is how you can achieve this perfect cheesecake:
- Use high quality, full-fat ingredients. ...
- Bring your ingredients to room temperature. ...
- Pack in the graham cracker crust tightly and pre-bake it. ...
- Thoroughly mix the cream cheese and sugar. ...
- Don't over-whisk the eggs and creams. ...
- Bake in a water-bath at low temperature.
They both are great in their own way. It all narrows down to your personal preferences. If you enjoy dense and velvety cake, a baked cheesecake is the one for you. Or if you crave some light and airy dessert post-dinner, go for the no-bake one.
Modern cheesecake is not usually classified as an actual cake, despite the name (compare with Boston cream pie). Some people classify it as a torte due to the usage of many eggs, which are the sole source of leavening, as a key factor.
The first recorded evidence of a cheesecake-like dessert dates to ancient Greece, where it was made with simple ingredients such as cheese, wheat, and honey. The Greek physician Aegimus even wrote a book on the art of making cheesecakes in the 5th century AD.