68 Cheesecake – A Slice of Dreams

HISTROY OF CHEESECAKES

DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHEESECAKES

1. No Bake Cheesecake

A no-bake cheesecake doesn’t need an oven to chill down and set into its cake shape; in contrast, a baked cheesecake does contain eggs and is frequently cooked in a water bath. You just need to prepare the Graham cracker crust, add the filling, and then wait! After cutting it up, you serve it.

There are a variety of no-bake cheesecake recipes to try. You can experiment with many flavor pairings to find one that appeals to every palate!

2. New York Cheesecake

There’s a reason New York style cheesecake is so well-known; it’s dense, thick, and creamy. Its distinctive flavor, silky smooth texture, and additional tangy flavor are brought about by the addition of extra egg yolks, cream cheese, and heavy cream or sour cream. Additionally, the filling contrasts well with the thick Graham cracker top.

In order to highlight the creamy cheesecake flavor, they are frequently vanilla-flavored; nonetheless, a compote or fresh fruit is frequently placed on top.

3. Chicago Cheesecake

A baked cream cheese dessert with a firm outside and a soft, creamy interior is known as Chicago-style cheesecake. These cheesecakes have a relatively frothy texture and are frequently baked in buttered cake pans. The shortbread that is crushed and combined with sugar and butter to make the crust for this kind of cheesecake is most frequently utilized. Chicago-style frozen cheesecakes also exist.

4. Philadelphia Cheesecake

You would assume that Philadelphia cheesecake, like New York cheesecake, comes from the same US city. However, a cheesecake cooked in the Philadelphia manner uses the renowned cream cheese variety.

4. Japanese Cheesecake

Japanese cheesecake, often referred to as soufflé-style cheesecake, cotton cheesecake, or light cheesecake, is a type of cheesecake that is typically less sweet and has a lighter texture than cheesecakes made in the United States. Its texture is distinctively wobbly and airy, resembling a soufflé when hot out of the oven and a chiffon cake when cold.

Tomotaro Kuzuno, a Japanese chef, developed the recipe after being inspired by a local käsekuchen cheesecake (a German variation) while visiting Berlin in the 1960s. As it has less cheese and sugar than typical Western-style cheesecakes, it is less sweet and has fewer calories.

5. Chocolate Cheesecake

Here’s how to make cheesecake even more luscious if you’ve ever wondered how. Just chocolate on top of chocolate is served in this kind of cheesecake. Is there a better option? A chocolate cookie crust, chocolate cheesecake filling, a chocolate ganache topping, and shaved chocolate are all present.

Surely a piece of this cheesecake is too good to pass up? You’ll agree, I’m sure, that this particular cheesecake will gratify any chocoholic.

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REFERENCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheesecake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cheesecake

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