The Cheesecake Disaster!

It will thicken in the oven. It is like a custard, watery in, solid out.

Try mixing in a little bit of cornstarch powder. I don't know for sure that it will work but it is a thickening agent. I do know that if you put it in the oven like it is, it won't set. Good luck!

You need to post the recipe. Genuine cheesecake is baked. There are "cheesecakes" that are not baked, however. It is hard to tell what we are dealing with if you don't post the recipe. Didn't is indicate if it should be baked or not?

"Margaret Robinson" wrote in news:hBrRc.3470$ snipped-for-privacy@news20.bellglobal.com:

In the book, _Joy of Cheesecake_, there are numerous recipes where whipping cream is used *in* the batter along with cheese, eggs, sugar, etc.

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Every recipe that I can think of that I have ever made used either heavy cream and/or sourcream in the batter. I would be interested in seeing one or more of your recipes.

It seems that you're implying that you mixed the whipping cream replacement into the batter. I find that odd. The cheesecakes I've made only require whipping cream as a garnish.

HOLY SMOKES!!!! Girl, Cheesecake is one of the easiest things to make in the world!!!! In the state your cheese cake is described as, maybe I'd add about 3 T. of unflavored gelatin disolved in about 1/2 c. water, then blend and put back in the fridge. HOWEVER!!! If it has eggs in it as the original recipe calls for, BAKING will solidify it. My basic recipe is:

Sheilah's Foolproof Basic CHEESECAKE

I take one spring form pan lightly greased and floured. Many use a graham cracker crumb recipe for the crust, I just use oreos crunched up or sugar cookies, I use a rolling pin to crunch up or crumb the cookies, then line the bottom of the greased & floured spring form pan. PREHEAT OVEN @ 300 DEGREES. With wide dutch oven or roaster w/ 1" or more of water.

THEN, I blend or whip

8 eggs 8 oz. sour cream 2 pkgs cream cheese @ room temp (can be melted in microwave for about 1 min.) 1 pkg gelatin (no dissolving just add to mixture) 2 T. grated lemon rind 1 t. vanilla 1 t. salt 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar BLEND or whip all ingredients till ultra smooth, it foam peaks form, stir down. TRICKLE ontop of cookies in springform pan easily as dumping mixture may displace the crumbs throughout the cake. COVER SPRINGFORM PAN with oven proof plate, foil or pie tin. Place Springform Pan into a wider pan with 1" of water Bake @ 300 degrees for 90 min. Test with toothpick to assure center is baked. (depending on alt. and varying oven temp) Top with thawed frozen fruit, melted chocolate, sour cream w/sugar or all.

I guess I don't understand here. Only double what?

Single cream = light cream or coffee cream. DOUBLE cream = heavy cream or whipping cream.

"Vox Humana" wrote

Ah, thanks for the clarification! ~Peggy

Yes, the SCM is equivalent to the sugar and cream. This is a new variation for me, but I'm sure it works fine. Here is the one that I like:

Junior?s Cheesecake Sponge Cake Layer Preheat oven to 350° Grease a 9 inch springform pan.

1/2 cup sifted cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder pinch of salt 3 eggs, separated 1/3 cup sugar plus 2 tablespoons 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 drops lemon extract 3 tablespoons melted butter 1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl and set aside. Beat egg yolks with an electric mixer on high for 3 minutes. Gradually add the sugar and beat until the mixture is light and lemon colored ? about 5 more minutes. Beat in the vanilla and lemon extracts. Sift the flour mixture over the beaten egg yolks and stir by hand until well blended. Then blend in the butter. In a clean bowl with clean beaters, combine the egg whites and cream of tarter. Beat until foamy and then gradually add the reserved 2 tablespoons of sugar. Continue beating until the egg whites form stiff peaks. Combine about ¼ of the beaten egg whites with the flour mixture and mix until well combined. Then gently fold in the remaining egg whites. Carefully spread the batter on the bottom of the pan and bake for about 10 minutes or until the cake springs back when pressed with your finger. Set aside to cool.

Cheesecake Layer (Plain)

4 8oz packages of cream cheese (not low fat) 1 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 eggs 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Preheat Oven to 350F Combined one package of cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, and the cornstarch in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on low speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining cream cheese, one package at a time and beat until smooth. Increase the speed to high and add the remaining sugar and eggs, one at a time. Beat thoroughly after each addition. Stop the mixer and blend in the cream and vanilla by hand. Pour the batter over the baked cake in the springform pan. Wrap the bottom of the pan with heavy duty foil. Set the foil lined pan in another slightly larger pan. Pour enough boiling water into the outer pan to submerge 1 inch of the springform pan. Bake for about 1 hour or until the center of the cake barely jiggles when it is shaken. Let the cake cool in the oven for about an hour with the door ajar. Let the cake cool for another hour outside the oven on a wire rack. Slide a knife between the cake and the pan and then release the sides of the pan. Wrap with plastic film and chill in the refrigerator over night.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

1 recipe of sponge layer 1 recipe cheesecake layer

1 cup solid pack pumpkin

1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon cloves

Preheat the oven to 350° Mix the pumpkin with the spices and set aside. Make the cheesecake as above. Beat in the spiced pumpkin mixture after the addition of the eggs. Mix in cream and bake as directed above. Chocolate Marble Cheesecake

1 recipe sponge layer 1 recipe cheesecake 3/4 cup store bought fudge ice cream topping

Preheat the oven to 350F Prepare cheesecake. Pour half the batter over the sponge layer. Melt the fudge ice cream topping in a double boiler or microwave. Combine with the remaining batter. Pour over the plain batter and draw a table knife through the cake to create a marble patter. Bake as directed above. Cover the pan with foil after about 45 minutes of baking to prevent over browning.

Apple Crumb Cheesecake

1 recipe of sponge layer 1 recipe of cheesecake layer

Apple layer

1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed 2 tablespoons all purpose four 1 tablespoon cornstarch ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1 ½ pounds tart-sweet apples 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Crumb topping

1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 6 tablespoons unsalted cold butter, cut into small pieces 1/4 cup shortening 1/4 teaspoon lemon extracts 1/3 cup sifted confectioner?s sugar

Preheat the oven to 350F For the apples layer, mix the sugars, flour, cornstarch and cinnamon and set aside Peel, core, and slice the apples 1/4 inch thick (you will need 4 cups of apples). Drizzle with the lemon juice and toss with the sugar mixture. Spread about 2/3 of the apples over the baked sponge layer. Spread the cheesecake batter over the apples. Starting about 2 inches from the edge of the pan, push the remaining apples into the batter until they are almost completely submerged. Bake as directed above in the water bath for about 1 1/4 hours or until the center barely jiggles when you shake the pan, When top sets and starts to brown, (about 50 minutes) cover the pan with foil for the remainder of the baking time. While the cake is baking prepare the crumb topping. Mix the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a medium bowl. Work the butter and shortening into the mixture with your fingers or a pastry blender until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs about the size of small peas. Stir in the lemon extract. After the cake is completely cooled, top with the crumb topping and sprinkle with the confectioner?s sugar. Cover the cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate it until serving time.

The recipe I use is below. I suppose the sweetened condensed milk could count as cream, although I never really thought of it as such.

3 (250 g) packages cream cheese, softened 1 can sweetened condensed milk 8 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, melted and cooled 4 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla

Is this the entire recipe?

Jeff

Is this the entire recipe?

Jeff