29 April 2008

Still Uninspired

Well, Joanna, you never cease to amaze me. Your linky list is awesome! Of course, I look at them and think to myself, "Oh, how cute! Joanna should make that." or "Oh, that's sweet. I bet Marie would love to knit that." Never, "Wow! I just have to try that!" Yeah...not happening here. I did get inspired to try one new thing - making a sugar free cheesecake. It's actually not sugar free though because it has some canned dulce de leche in it. That has sugar. Lots of sugar. Anyway, I'll put the link in case cheesecake inspires any of you: Dulce de Leche Cheesecake. I made it to eat tonight for my birthday. My kids think it's too weird if I have no "cake" for my birthday. This is my consession to them. There was a problem though, it has huge cracks all through the top. I know that a slight crack is common in a cheesecake. But what causes multiple cracks? Anyone?

7 comments:

Joanna said...

I like pie for my birthday and I had cheesecake this year. Who needs cake?

For a thorough examination of what went wrong with your cheesecake see here:

The Trouble With Cheesecake, an Alton Brown exclusive.

Johanna said...

I should have known that Alton would have the answer. I have yet to read the article, as it is time to eat dinner, but still, I should have known!

Joanna said...

Ok, that link didn't work like I wanted it to. On the left, see the search option? Click that and search for "cheesecake." In the search results the first one will be "The Trouble With Cheesecake." That has the formula for a perfect cheesecake, er...cheesy custard pie.

Tina said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHANNA!!!!!!!!!!
Have an extra piece of cheesecake for me :-)

Joanna said...

AAAAHHHHHHH. I went back to get the recipe and IT WAS GONE. They said there was an error. AAAAHHHHHHH!

Joanna said...

Oh, it's fixed!

Johanna said...

Okay, so the cheesecake was really yummy. Even though it had multiple cracks, make that canyons in the top, it was delicious! I recommend making it even if you are a sugar eater! Although, this one is not completely sugar free since it has dulce de leche in it...