I've asked loads of people
Half say cheesecake is made with cream cheese
Half say it isnt
I say it isnt.. its made with a different cheese called mascarpone, which is really sweet.
What do you think? If you think its cream cheese, please note recipes or sources
and cream cheese is probably just the cheating option that tastes icky
2007-06-12
12:33:48
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Yeah well I guess proper expensive cheesecake is made with mascarpone
Cheap and DIY are cream cheese
2007-06-12
12:45:04 ·
update #1
You can use either, depending on the recipe. The first cheesecakes I ate had Mascarpone in them but I know many use other cheeses instead. You have to adjust the other ingredients in the recipe to cope with the type of cheese you use - texture, sweetness, etc.
2007-06-12 12:50:57
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answer #1
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answered by Jay 5
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All the cheesecake recipes we have used are made with cream cheese. I have never heard of mascarpone before. We get the recipes from my moms cookbooks I am not sure what they are called though but all the cheese cakes have been really good so far.
2007-06-17 21:09:01
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answer #2
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answered by Caligirl 2
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1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 eggs separated, at room temperature
1 cup sour cream
2 tbsp. flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 lb. cream cheese at room temperature
12 to 16 walnuts halved
Directions:
In a small bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, butter, and 1/4 cup of sugar. Mix well.
Butter a 9-inch springform pan and then press the crumb mixture over the bottom and about an inch up the sides of the pan. Wrap the bottom of the pan with a double layer of aluminum foil to prevent leaking during baking. Chill the pan to firm up the crust.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks until thick and pale colored. Add the sour cream, flour, vanilla, and 3/4 cup of the sugar. Beat until smooth.
Add the cream cheese and beat only until the mixture is smooth and soft. Do not overbeat.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until they begin to hold soft peaks. Slowly add the 1/4 cup sugar, and beat to stiff peaks. Fold the egg whites into the cream cheese batter.
Scrape the batter into prepared pan. Set the pan in a larger pan and add enough water to come about an inch up the side of the pan.
Bake for about 1 hour until golden brown and the cake is puffy and the center does not jiggle. Turn off the oven and let the cheescake cool in the oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Remove the cheesecake from the waterbath and let it cool completely on a wire rack.
Cover and refrigerate for 8 to 24 hours. Remove the sides of the springform pan and garnish the cake with walnut halves before serving.
2007-06-19 10:41:16
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answer #3
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answered by ♥preciousluv♥ 4
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Yes it is made with cream cheese. Here is a recipe . Try it.
Preparation Method
CRUST
8 1/2 ounces Chocolate wafer pkg.
1/3 cup Butter -- melted
2 tablespoons Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
FILLING
3 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
24 ounces Cream cheese -- softened
12 ounces Semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Sour cream
Whipped cream
CRUST - Crush chocolate wafers into fine crumbs. Combine with butter, sugar
and nutmeg. Press evenly over bottom and sides, to 1/2 inch from the top of a
9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate.
FILLING - Beat eggs and sugar until light. Add softened cream cheese and beat
until smooth. Blend in melted chocolate, vanilla, salt and sour cream
thoroughly. Pour batter into crumb crust. Bake at 350 for 1 hour, until
cheesecake is just firm when pan is jiggled slightly. Cool in pan on wire
rack.
Refrigerate, covered, overnight. If desired, top with whipped cream when
served.
2007-06-19 05:28:33
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answer #4
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answered by trimendiratta 2
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Well as far as I know, here in America most people make it with cream cheese. An Italian cheesecake is usually made with marscapone and cream cheese, or ricotta. Marscapone is an Italian cream cheese, and whether its sweet or not I couldn't tell you. I haven't heard of making cheesecake with just marscapone. Me personally I think combining the two makes a really nice cheesecake though I haven't made a cheesecake using marscapone before. I just use straight cream cheese. I have a lot of different cheesecake recipes. I found a recipe on the website allrecipes.com for a toffee chunck cheesecake. I tried it and it is really really really good!
2007-06-12 19:59:04
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answered by kittykattay 3
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As far as I know it is made with cream cheese, but that may explain why I have had some cheese cake that taste better than others. Some times the cheese cake is bitter and other times it taste a lot better (sweeter)
2007-06-12 21:25:33
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answered by juicie813 5
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It really is made with cream cheese.
Really easy recipe
1lb cream cheese(softened)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
11/2 cup sugar
mix with an electric beater until smooth
pour into a gramcracker crust (i sometimes use the pre made nilla wafer crust)
bake at 350 for about 45 minutes. check it often because ovens differ. when the top gets golden, insert a tooth pick, it should come out clean.
cool and top with whatever you'd like and refridgerate
good luck
2007-06-12 19:41:56
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answered by steph_the_chef 3
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The ones I eat are made with cream cheese.
2007-06-12 19:41:07
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answered by me 2
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It technically depends on what style cheesecake you're making. New york style cheesecake uses cream cheese, ricotta cheese, and sour cream with sugar while many other styles do use marscapone and sugar to make a sweeter cheesecake.
2007-06-12 19:45:09
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answered by Dani 4
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well, i think that it is made with cream cheese, it may not taste like it but im pretty sure about it, you should probably google the words "cheese cake recipe" to find out if its true or not.
2007-06-12 19:38:22
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answered by strawberry 3
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