This cheesecake tasted TOO GOOD not to share. ![]() I almost didn't bring it - made a strawberry-banana cake as back-up - but when I looked at my lonely, cracked caramel macchiato cheesecake in the fridge, the one for which I went to Outpost Natural Foods to pick up the best Espresso this side of the Mississippi, I knew I had to do something with it. but that was my own fault - I tried to marble in some caramel, but I just ended up with cracks the size of the Grand Canyon. This made the ugliest cheesecake I have ever made. Since I'm famous for cheesecake these days, and I've been looking at this recipe for months, I decided to try it. Made this last night in preparation for today's annual first quarter parent/teacher conference teacher dinner, in which parents provide dinner for the teachers who are stuck at school from 8am-8pm. It sounds nice, but falls short of what it promises. With the addition of a nice caramel sauce, I would give it 3 stars. What saved this for me was the caramel sauce, but mine was not store bought. For my preference, the crust is also double what I needed. The cheesecake was also not smooth and creamy - perhaps this was in part due to being over baked. I also did everything I could not to over beat. I did bake it in a water bath, even with that I had this odd experience of it not sinking in the middle but rather it was high along the edge with a dip just inside that then rose to the center. A cheesecake should not appear browned anywhere and the top of mine was getting browned after an hour. But given that the ingredients in this one had added liquid from coffee and a full cup of sour cream, I thought I should do as the author instructed and did it at 325 for 1hr and 5 mins. I've made cheesecakes a few times and usually I bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes. ![]() (I am sensitive to caffeine but love the flavor of coffee.) But once you add the caramel, it overpowers the flavor and it's much harder to taste. ![]() To achieve this flavor I bought some decaf french roast and double brewed it on the strong setting. It's a delicate flavor but definitely there. First, if you have it without the caramel, you can taste the coffee. ![]()
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