Chocolate Espresso Semifreddo

This is another dessert that I’ve been dying to make, and I was finally able to make that happen recently.  I’ve never made a semifreddo before, and I really wanted to try it.  It’s similar to cheesecake, but instead of baking it, you cook everything first and then freeze it.  This looked like the perfect [...]

Turtle Cheesecake

I’ve been wanting to make this cheesecake forever, and I don’t know why I  waited so long!  The ingredients are on the pricey side, so I waited until a special occasion to try it.  My parents recently visited, and their birthdays are a few weeks apart, so we all got together to celebrate them together.  [...]

S’Mores Cheesecake

For someone who once claimed to not like cheesecake much, I certainly have turned around.  I’m still not a huge fan of plain cheesecake (I don’t like the strong cream cheese flavor), but I am discovering just how many fancy versions of cheesecake are out there, and now I want to try them all!  I [...]

Brownie Bottom Lemon Cheesecake

This recipe caught my eye when I was looking through the May 2009 issue of Bon Appetit. You almost never see lemon and chocolate together, so I wanted to try it.  This recipe is from the same people who published Baked: New Frontiers in Baking. Bon Appetit did a feature on diner dessert makeovers and [...]

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

As soon as I saw these, I knew I had to make them.  Being the cookie dough lover that I am, I knew they would be good, and when you put cheesecake in the picture, there was no going back.  These are very similar to a traditional cheesecake, but made easier by baking them in [...]

White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cheesecake

David and I went to an end-of-the-year dinner for a class I was taking at church, and I offered to bring dessert.  I thought a cheesecake would be a good idea, and I eventually settled on this one.  I thought raspberry would be perfect for the warmer weather, and the combination of white chocolate and [...]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake (Daring Bakers)

The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.
Holy freaking amazing cheesecake, Batman!  I’ve posted a few time in the past that I’m not a big cheesecake person.  It started to change when I made the Brownie Mosaic Cheesecake, and realized that I do [...]

Oreo Cheesecake

I made this cheesecake a long while ago for that church dinner where I was in charge of all the desserts, but got so busy with other more seasonal posts that I wanted to get in that I never posted it.  This was a great choice for a dessert to serve a crowd.  Cheesecake generally [...]

Hidden Berry Cream Cheese Torte

This recipe was chosen on January 15, just before I joined Tuesdays with Dorie.  I was intrigued by it because it was similar to a cheesecake but was still a bit different.  My husband was also itching for me to make this, so he was finally happy   I’m not a big cheesecake fan, [...]

Tuesdays with Dorie: Tall and Creamy Cheesecake

This week Anne of Anne Strawberry chose the Tall and Creamy Cheesecake.  I actually made this back in October for the Stewardship Dinner at my church where I made the desserts.  I wanted a simple cheesecake, and this delivered.  This was a great basic cheesecake and it would be so easy to adapt to your [...]