Cheesecake Factory Restaurant Recipes – Any Time, Anywhere -- Cheesecake Factory Restaurant Recipes

Just a few weeks ago, Mom asked me for ideas on dessert. She was planning a dinner party – some out-of-town cousins were coming to visit. I said, “Cheesecakes!” Alright, I’m biased. I just love cheesecakes, especially those using Cheesecake Factory restaurant recipes. I vetoed the New York cheesecakes and sour cream cheesecakes, though. Not that I didn’t like them, I do. But they are so easy to get in cake shops and restaurants. When Mom bakes cheesecakes, I want one which I can’t get in the local restaurants and shops – something using the Chicago or Pennsylvania Dutch recipes. Some of you will tell me that these aren’t uncommon. While that may be true where you live, this isn’t the case in my neighborhood.

Everyday

Mom says I’m way too fond of cheesecake, but so what? Is there any reason I need to wait for a holiday or special occasion to eat this dessert? If Mom bakes it, I’ll eat it. If I feel like having cheesecake, I’ll just go pick up a slice at the cake shop or restaurant. What’s the big deal?

I’ll admit that when I first got my copy of the Cheesecake Factory cheesecake recipes, I may have gone a little overboard. In the space of one month, Mom baked one, Sis baked another, and I baked two. I don’t boast to my drinking buddies about it, but baking cheesecakes is no big deal. The recipes are pretty clear and simple to follow. So what if I wrecked my first one? The next few didn’t look too good, but tasted just fine. Experience is a pretty good teacher.

Thanksgiving

This past Thanksgiving, I bought a couple of slices of swirled pumpkin and caramel cheesecake from my favorite cake shop. Mom also made pumpkin cheesecake. I didn’t think she could find the space – her oven was supposed to be stuffed with turkey. But she said she followed the no-bake recipe with pumpkin.

Desserts for Christmas

Mom put her foot down and said, “No cheese for Christmas.” So she made fruitcakes. Darn it, the chef at my favorite restaurant went on a long holiday to visit his family – so I hadn’t had cheesecake for nearly a month. Fortunately, I had my own oven. I decided to try a new recipe – frozen peppermint cheesecakes from my Cheesecake Factory restaurant recipes. The peppermint jived well with the spirit of Christmas, and everything went off smoothly.

Birthday Celebrations

I surprised my niece with a Dutch/Belgian cheesecake for her birthday. It was flavored with melted bittersweet chocolate. She’s a cute kid – she and her friends certainly enjoyed the cake. Good thing she had invited plenty of friends, though. Otherwise there would have been too much cake. In hindsight, I should have checked with her mum, my cousin. Oh well, everything ended OK, so no complaints here.

Overall, it’s great to have my own Cheesecake Factory restaurant recipes. They are detailed enough that Mom and Sis can make most of the stuff in them. And anything I really like to eat, I can learn how to make for myself. This sure came in handy when my favorite restaurant shut down for a month.

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