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If you've ever made a cheesecake before, the standard is usually two or three packages of cream cheese - this one uses five - meaning it is rich beyond belief. Shawn is the only person I know that can eat a piece wider than 1/2".
I have to give props to my mom, though - she's the original cheesecake maker in the fam. She's the reason I make these for every potluck Shawn has - we had gone home to WI once to visit, and she had made it for something. Shawn tried it and was in love. When we got home, I had to make it for the two of us. Um...a cheesecake that huge for just two people is a BAD idea. After about a week, you're so sick of it. I had to throw away half of it. So now, even when he begs, the only time I make it is when I know he'll either come home with none of it or just enough where we can enjoy maybe one or two pieces.
Another bonus of making this is that I get to use my super-hot Kitchen Aid stand mixer. (A gift from my mother in law!) Ever try to mix 5 packages of cream cheese with a hand-mixer - I did, once, and it took FOREVER. The stand mixer makes life so much easier, plus looks gorgeous on my counter.
4 comments:
Mmmm...that looks good especially to the pregnant.
Can you ship a piece to WI before I have this baby on Friday?
:)
GASP! I can't believe you would EVER throw away cheesecake...that's like, a crime, or something. Next time you have leftover, let me know and I will gladly take it off your hands for you.
That looks so yummy!
OMG....my mouth is drooling. Why did I have to read about your cheesecake talent and not experience it firsthand? Perhaps you will bless your co-workers with a sample sometime!
:)Nancy
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