Making cheesecakes at home

Cheesecakes make a perfect start which you can have any time without thinking too much. They come in all shapes and sizes. Do you like to have cheesecakes like me. I am almost an addict to these cakes. If you're like me it's always good to know some nice recipes for a quick bite rather than stocking them up from market. Making them at home is pretty easy, you just need to know what I knew what do you want it baked or do you wanted chilled. I usually buy crusts from the market and make the topping at home with whatever is available. A quick fresh fruit cheesecake is good or I even make strawberry cakes and chocolate cakes quickly. It actually depends on the kind of taste you have, the available ingredients and the amount of time you are willing to spend.

If you know the basics of baking and cooking, you can mix and match the staff to make something unique. And in making cheesecakes from the last 10 years and they are perhaps the easiest of all. Whenever there is an occasion at home, I make them a few hours beforehand.

Fresh fruit cheesecake recipe

There are many ways to make cheesecakes and the recipes can have a lot of different ingredients like chocolate, Jell-O, fresh fruits etc. Most common cheesecakes are usually sweet and fresh fruit cheesecakes are healthy and delicious.

For a fresh fruit cheesecake we need to make the crust first then the cheesecake player and finally the topping. You can keep the crusts baked or chilled as per your liking. A simple way is to get crumbs combine with melted butter and get the mixture into a pie tin. You can refrigerate this after putting in into the tin.

Cream cheese layer comes next and there are lots of ways to make this which differ with respect to the kind of cake you're trying to make. There are different recipes for chilled and baked crusts, this one is for chilled one. You can use fresh fruits like Kiwi or fresh berries like jood. Ingredients for this are -

• 1 readymade graham cracker crust
• 1/2 cup cold milk
• 1 package Dream whip topping mix
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 lb cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 3 kiwis, peeled and cut into slices

Whip up the topping mix and add the cheese, vanilla essence along with sugar. Spread it over ready made crust and chill for hours. Decorate with kiwi slices and serve.

Cheesecake making tips

Cheesecakes are one of the tastiest and easiest desserts you can make. Also considered as a comfort food, they are believed to have originated from Greece. It is so soft that it can be compared to custard pies making it very light to eat and easy to digest. The main problem in making cheesecakes is that new cooks find it hard to find out the exact baking time, more often they tend to overdo it.

When you are trying to bake a cheesecake, you should always avoid over mixing as in baking any other cake. Baking it in a water bath ensures its consistency and prevents and cracks. It will pull away from the sides of the pan as it becomes firm while baking. Over doing it will result in a dry texture or a cracked top which should be avoided. Cheesecakes are easy to make and can also be stored easily making them perfect for special servings