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Friday, May 15, 2009
Worlds Ugliest Cheesecake

For Easter I wanted to make a special dessert, so when I found a recipe for Mascarpone Cheesecake in one of my magazines I was excited to try it. I swear I followed the recipe...except for the whole baking it in a water bath thing. I would have done that too, but I didn't have anything large enough (and oven proof) to submerge a nine-inch pan in an inch of water. I'd made cheesecake without water baths before so I figured this one would be all right without it. But as the photo above proves, I was wrong. It took much longer than the recipe called for before the middle of the cheesecake was even remotely set. That's why the outside is overdone. And for some reason the graham cracker crust subbornly adhered to the pan when I tried to serve it. I must admit that I wasn't fond of the cheesecake when we ate it on Easter, but it got better with time (and refrigeration). In fact, the last piece was amazing! I just might try this recipe again (with the water bath, of course).
Posted at 5:43 PM, 1 Comments

I did the exact same thing a while ago with a cheesecake - foregoing the water bath because I thought I didn't need it. Um, that was a mistake. :) Now I use my biggest frying pan or a cassarole/serving dish to do the water bath - I need to find something a little easier and more appropriate though so if you find a contraption to make a good water bath, let me know! :)
 
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