cheesecake

Black Forest Cheesecake

It’s that time of year again. Each year, in honour of his birthday The Hungry One comes with a simple request. ‘Black Forest please’. It’s a simple devotion to a flavour profile that most people who know him, know about.  Black Forest is a taste (and a place) that’s close to his heart. It was […]

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Coffee ricotta cake

This is a cake I made for May. We’re currently eating a piece at my dining room table, a pot of coffee between us. We’re eating  from a shared plate. We have a habit of  portioning out a bite each, carving down the final morsel to a stupid size; neither of us willing to take […]

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Amaretti, fig and chocolate cheesecake

I’m not the kind of lass who watches a lot of sports. And I lucked into marrying a man who’s more likely to update his spreadsheet of where to get a decent espresso, than  mark a motorcross event into our shared diary.  But the Rugby World Cup is a little bit different. When it rolls […]

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Deconstructed (aka emergency) cheesecakes

If you’re eating dinner at my house mid week- there’s every chance you’ll be facing this for dessert. I’d like to introduce you to my emergency, DIY, deconstructed cheesecakes. These came from a day when I had every intention of making a berry cheesecake to crown a meal.  There was Philadelphia in the fridge and […]

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Fig and salted caramel cheesecake

There’s a special tribe of people. They’re the cheesecake eaters. I’m not sure I’m one of them. It’s the combination of sludgy fat with beaten up biscuits. It just doesn’t seem to do justice for either.   To join the tribe you need a high tolerance for the saccharine. You also need to be pretty […]