cheesecake
Sign in to saveCheesecake is a dessert made with a soft fresh cheese (typically cottage cheese, cream cheese, quark or ricotta), eggs, and sugar. It may have a crust or base made from crushed cookies (or digestive biscuits), graham crackers, pastry, or sometimes sponge cake. Cheesecake is known for its rich, creamy flavor and smooth texture. It may be baked or unbaked and is usually served chilled.
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Cheesecake is a dessert made from soft fresh cheese like cream cheese or ricotta, combined with eggs and sugar, often topped with a crust of crushed cookies or graham crackers. It's popular for its rich, creamy flavor and smooth texture, and can be either baked or unbaked before being served chilled.
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- Food.name
- Cheesecake
- Food.image
- Baked cheesecake with raspberries and blueberries.jpg
- Food.caption
- New York–style cheesecake with fruit
- Food.country
- Ancient Greece
- Food.course
- Dessert (predominantly) Savoury (eg. smoked salmon cheesecake)
- Food.type
- Various
- Food.main_ingredient
- Cream cheese, sugar, pie crust (graham cracker crust, pastry, or sponge cake)
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Cheesecake is a dessert made with a soft fresh cheese (typically cottage cheese, cream cheese, quark or ricotta), eggs, and sugar. It may have a crust or base made from crushed cookies (or digestive biscuits), graham crackers, pastry, or sometimes sponge cake. Cheesecake is known for its rich, creamy flavor and smooth texture. It may be baked or unbaked and is usually served chilled.
Vanilla, spices, lemon, chocolate, pumpkin, or other flavors may be added to the main cheese layer. Additional flavors and visual appeal may be added by topping the finished dessert with fruit, whipped cream, nuts, cookies, fruit sauce, chocolate syrup, or other ingredients.