Dessert Recipes

If you like chocolate, pecans and caramel then you will definitely love a turtle cheesecake. This is a great type of cheesecake that is very scrumptious and sweet. In fact you can even make one of these delicious cheesecakes yourself. Here is a process you can use to make your very own turtle cheesecake.

To start with making a turtle gourmet cheesecake you will need to get a cup of pecans prepared. You will need to chop them up to where you will have a full cup of pecans. After this you will need to toast these pecans for six minutes in an oven set at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Once the pecans are ready you will need to melt six tablespoons of unsalted butter in a small bowl.

Next you will need two cups of crushed vanilla wafers. These wafers should then be mixed in with your melted butter and placed into a nine inch round springform pan. After this the pan is placed on a cookie sheet and heated for ten minutes in an oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and then cool it afterwards.

Caramel candies are important for the turtle cheesecake. To get them into your turtle cheesecake you will need to melt them. You should use fourteen ounces of these candies. Next you will need to mix the caramel with evaporated milk. You should use five ounces of this material in your recipe. This mixture will be poured into the pan over the crust that was made out of the vanilla wafers and melted butter you used. The pecans will go on top of this.

The next parts of preparation involve getting cream cheese and chocolate chips prepared. Twenty-four ounces of cream cheese should be added to the recipe. You also need half a cup of white sugar and one and a half teaspoons of vanilla extract.

Two eggs should then be added. The entire mixture should be mixed up to where it is smooth. You will need to melt some chocolate chips next. Be sure to gather enough for half a cup to mix into your recipe.

Finally you can get the turtle cheesecake to be cooked in an oven. It will need to stay in an oven heated at 350 degrees for forty minutes. After you take it out you will need to keep it in a refrigerator overnight.

I was a bit different as a kid.  I mean compared to other kids.  I preferred meat, fruit and even some vegetables to desserts.  I know that might sound a bit strange to most parents.  My unique appetite may have had something to do with my mother feeding me baby foods until I was around twenty-eight years old.  As I think about it, the people at Gerber didn’t produce a pureed version of German chocolate cake.

My candy consumption was also limited.  After I would come home from trick or treating every Halloween night, my mother would make me dump my goodies on the floor, where we would both seat ourselves, cross-legged.  We would sort them into three piles.  In one pile would go the things Mrs. Robertson made.  Those went straight into the garbage, because Mom was sure that Mrs. Robertson let her fourteen cats walk all over the kitchen counters.  The pile next to the toxic contributions of Mrs. Robertson was made up of any apples and small boxes of raisins that I had been given.  The apples were always provided by the two dentists who lived in our neighborhood.  Those were deemed suitable for me.  I can’t say for certain what happened to the third grouping–the one that contained all the candy, the caramel apples and the popcorn balls.  My mother spirited those off to my parents bedroom, and I never saw them again.  My only tastes of candy came when I visited my one pair of grandparents.  (My other grandparents just read me Bible verses all day, and convince me that God was not particularly enthusiastic about any behavior of a typical child.)

I subsequently learned not to blame my mother for my almost sugarless upbringing.  I now know that somewhere there is a hidden school for mothers where they learn to protect their children from all things with a pleasurable flavor.  I know this because my wife exhibited the same behavior with our son on Halloween that my mother employed.  That was typically followed by a couple weeks of repeated, “Do I look fat to you?”  It didn’t take me long to realize that such a question demands a very rapid response; one should not even pause for a breath.

At twenty-nine, just as I was beginning to learn that meat, vegetables and applesauce do not have identical textures in their natural states, I discovered dessert in the form of a gourmet cheesecake.  Actually, I now know that the word gourmet is rarely applied to anything that comes from the discount grocery store in an ugly box with a small cellophane peep hold.  The cheesecake turned out to be mostly chemicals–delicious chemicals.  Remember that my taste buds had been accustomed to the miracle recipes of the baby food makers.  To me, the cheesecake was the definition of heaven.

Later in life, as I belatedly went through my experimental wild years, I learned that cheesecake could taste much less like cardboard than my first sample.  (Please don’t ask why I know how cardboard tastes.)  In addition, I discovered that cheesecake, the wonder food, actually comes in lots of different flavors.

Dessert is now my reason for living! My favorite way to complete a nutritious mean of two jars of beef, two jars of mashed peas and a pureed apple with cinnamon is with a turtle cheesecake.  But please don’t tell my mother; she’ll just take it from me.

Unfortunately, I don’t have the foggiest notion of how to go about actually making a cheesecake.  Please tell me if you have a good recipe.  Make sure that your recipe doesn’t require using either an oven or a whisk.  I do know how to use a blender, though, because I watched my mom prepare the Thanksgiving turkey one year.

Author’s remarks:  It’s possible I may have exaggerated just a bit here and there, but don’t mention it to my mom.  She doesn’t have a computer and thinks the Internet is a type of support stocking.  I don’t have to worry about her actually reading this.

My husband is going to be celebrating a milestone birthday soon.  I would like to commemorate this special event by having a surprise party for him. A quiet, composed man, he certainly would not appreciate a large affair. The list of invited guests will remain limited…our immediate family and a few of our closest friends.  Because my birthday boy has everything he could possibly need and since he would be extremely embarrassed by opening presents, I have asked everyone to bring a funny card for him and, if they wish, to make a donation to their favorite charity in honor of him.

I plan to host this surprise birthday party at our home.  We have a very roomy yard which is well suited to entertaining.  There is ample room for our parents and siblings to sit comfortably on the patio, as well as a nice grassy area for the younger children to cavort. Decorations will consist of strings of colored patio lights, which will also light up the area nicely.  Easy-listening music will be played on our outdoor CD player to create an ambience of serenity.

My husband is not a cake lover, so finding suitable birthday refreshments is always a troublesome matter.  In the past, we have had oatmeal cookies or vanilla ice cream with various fruit toppings.  One year, he was perfectly content with popsicles.  This year, I have decided to serve a gourmet turtle cheesecake.  The rich caramel and chocolate fudge combined with the distinctive tanginess and texture of cheesecake will be a special treat.  The sprinkling of salty pecans will certainly keep his taste buds satisfied.

Flash forward:  With all of the planning of this surprise birthday party accomplished, the day of this celebration finally arrived.  Mother Nature provided a gorgeous evening.  Our parents, siblings, children and friends were in our back yard, waiting to shout the customary “Surprise!”, as I led my husband outdoors to enjoy the delightful weather.  Cards were opened, read, laughed at, and passed around for all to enjoy.  “Happy Birthday” was sung as I presented the turtle cheesecake, complete with a few lit candles, to my husband.  As I predicted, my husband and our party guests thoroughly enjoyed this birthday cake substitute.

It was an evening of quiet, comfortable pleasure; full of stimulating conversation, light-hearted jokes, and treasured fellowship of close friends and family…exactly the kind of celebration that my husband appreciates.

When the party was finished and everyone had gone home, my thoughtful husband thanked me profusely for having the kind of party he truly could enjoy.  I asked him if he had any idea about this surprise.  He replied, “I kind of suspected something was going to happen”.  At least the exceptional turtle cheesecake was a surprise!

Some old friends came by unexpectedly not long ago. We had a good visit with them, remembering old times, catching up on current events, and discussing politics. As the evening progressed, I realized I should serve them refreshments. This would be a difficult task, as I haven’t been to the market recently and my supply of food was down to almost nothing. I surveyed the cupboard, trying to find a good choicebut couldn’t find anything appropriate. I refused to serve these dear people stale crackers, slightly moldy cheese, or overripe fruit. I quickly scanned the contents of my refrigerator and freezer. How lucky could I be? Wedged between the fish sticks and popsicles in my freezer was a wonderful option…cheesecake.

Cheesecake is a truly delightful treat, I like to keep a few around for just these sorts of occasions. It is so versatile, it freezes well, is easy to serve, and can be used for just about any occasion. Whether it is a sweet snack, a handy dessert, or a covered-dish item for pot-luck dinners, cheesecake is an unforgettable and appropriate choice. I’ve even been known to give cheesecake to others as gifts.

Cheesecake can be stored for several days in the refrigerator or frozen for months. It tastes as fresh as the day you purchase it. It thaws in just a few minutes, is easy to slice into serving portions and simple to serve. Its creamy texture makes it easy to swallow, as well.

Cheesecake boasts a flavorful originality all its own, with the perfect combination of tartness and sweetness. There are a number of varieties of cheesecake from which to choose, making each a exquisitively different dessert. Of these different varieties, fruit-topped cheesecake offers a healthy and colorful option. Consider juicy, red strawberries, firm blueberries, or sweet peaches ladled generously over a slice of New York cheesecake and feel your mouth delight in the complimentary flavors. For that extra-tart, exotic pleaser, try Key Lime cheesecake. Turtle cheesecake has that decadently rich taste that is truly scrumptious.

The cheesecake in my freezer just happened to be New York Style. This turned out to be the perfect choice for these particular friends, who are non-pretentious and very down-to-earth. I quickly placed the container on the counter to start thawing, started a pot of coffee and by the time it was finished brewing, the cheesecake was ready to slice and serve. What a delightful visit we had, conversing between mouthfuls of this deliciously refreshing treat.

Yes, cheesecake is a deliciously refreshing treat to serve in “spur of the moment” times like when friends unexpectedly stop by. In fact, all of our friends know I like to keep cheesecake on hand. I guess that it’s possible that our friends didn’t just “drop by”…maybe it was planned so they could enjoy some cheesecake…

A “Dessert” is a meal course that usually comes after dinner. Most often Dessert foods are of sweet food but can also be of a strongly flavored food, such as cheese, like cheese cake. The world dessert comes from the Old French word “desservir”, which means ‘to clear the table’. Often times in the English language dessert is confused with the word desert(note only one “s”), which is a baren peice of land normally with sand as soil.

It wasn’t until after the 19th-century where the rise of the middle class, and the mechanization of the sugar industry, brought the privilege of sweets into the general public and unreserved it exclusively for the aristocracy, or as rare holiday treat. This was because sugar became cheaper and more readily available to the general public. As sugar was widely spread, so was the development and popularity of desserts.

In today's culture dessert recipes have become a popular item for discussion, as they are a winning way to win people over at the end of any meal. This is partly because if you serve a mediocre meal, with an excellent dessert, people will remember you for the dessert and forget about the meal.

Most cultures, have a seperate final distinction between the main course, and the sweet course. This is not true however in some cultures such as Chinese, who will mix in sweet and savoury dishes throughout the entire meal. Dessert is, often times seen as a separate meal or snack, rather than a course, and can be eaten some time after the meal by many individuals. Because of it’s wide spread popularity there are even some restaurants that specialize in desserts.

Some of the most common desserts are:
- Biscuits or cookies
- Ice creams
- Meringues
- Fruit
- Cakes
- Crumbles
- Custards
- Gelatin desserts
- Puddings
- Pastries
- Pies or tarts

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One of the most unique desserts you can make at home is a turtle cheesecake. This is a great type of cheesecake that is very scrumptious and sweet. In fact you can even make one of these delicious cheesecakes yourself. It is a truly delicious item and can be made at home with ease. Here is a process you can use to make your very own turtle cheesecake.

While you’re at it, you may want to make two.  Enjoy one yourself and freeze the other as a gift.  Cheesecake is a great gift idea.

To start with making a turtle cheesecake you will need to get a cup of pecans prepared. The pecans should be chopped up properly to where they will be able to fill up the cup. These pecans will need to be placed in an oven set to 350 degrees Fahrenheit for six minutes. After this is done you will need to melt some unsalted butter. Be sure to use six tablespoons of this butter when preparing your turtle cheesecake.

The next step involves getting vanilla wafers to be ground up. Two cups of these crumbled wafers will be needed. After this is done you can mix the crumbles with your melted butter and put it into the bottom of a nine inch springform pan. You should place the pan over a cookie sheet and heat it for ten minutes. Like with the pecans this should be cooked in an oven at 350 degrees.

You will need to melt some caramels for your turtle cheesecake. Fourteen ounces of caramels should be used and then mixed into evaporated milk. For this part you will need five ounces of this milk. When this is finished you can stir the mixture and pour it on top of your newly formed crust. The pecans you handled during the first part of this process will then be added.

The next parts of preparation involve getting cream cheese and chocolate chips prepared. Twenty-four ounces of cream cheese should be added to the recipe. You also need half a cup of white sugar and one and a half teaspoons of vanilla extract.

Two eggs will be needed in the next step. Once the eggs have been mixed in you can melt some chocolate chips. You will need half a cup of these chips in order to make a proper cheesecake.

The last part deals with getting your turtle cheesecake properly baked. The mixture will go into your pan to be cooked for forty minutes at 350 degrees. After you take it out you will need to keep it in a refrigerator overnight.  The next day it is ready to thoroughly enjoy.

I grew up a bit differently from most children.  You see, I actually liked some vegetables better than sweets.  I suspect that many of you mothers and fathers might be wishing that you had a perfect child like I was.  My preferences might have been tied to the fact that my mother kept me on baby foods until I was twenty-eight.  In retrospect, I realize that none of the [major babyinfant] food companies squeeze a pureed serving of a brownie into a little glass jar.

My candy consumption was also limited.  After I would come home from trick or treating every Halloween night, my mother would make me dump my goodies on the floor, where we would both seat ourselves, cross-legged.  We would sort them into three piles.  Into one of those piles would go everything that was made by the generous Mrs. Robertson.  Those went straight into the garbage, because Mom was sure that Mrs. Robertson let her fourteen cats walk all over the kitchen counters.  The second pile contained a couple of apples and a small box of raisins.  Those were deemed suitable for me.  I can’t say for certain what happened to the third grouping–the one that contained all the candy, the caramel apples and the popcorn balls.  My mother spirited those off to my parents bedroom, and I never saw them again.  My only tastes of candy came when I visited my one pair of grandparents.  (My other grandparents just read me Bible verses all day, and convince me that God was not particularly enthusiastic about any behavior of a typical child.)

In defense of my mother, I believe that this sort of behavior is taught in the top secret motherhood school.  I noticed that when my son was growing up, his mother hid all his candy after Halloween, too.  That was typically followed by a couple weeks of repeated, “Do I look fat to you?”  It didn’t take me long to realize that such a question demands a very rapid response; one should not even pause for a breath.

When I became a full fledged adult at the magical age of twenty-nine, I began to learn that applesauce, vegetables and meat in their natrual form do not really have the same texture.  I also discovered the wonders of dessert in the wonderful form of a gourmet cheesecake.  Well, I guess it really wasn’t gourmet.  It came from a discount food warehouse, in a flimsy box with a cellophane peep hole that revealed the only attractive portion of the product.  Remember that my taste buds had been accustomed to the miracle recipes of the baby food makers.  To me, the cheesecake was the definition of heaven.

Later in life, as I belatedly went through my experimental wild years, I learned that cheesecake could taste much less like cardboard than my first sample.  (Please don’t ask why I know how cardboard tastes.)  In addition, I discovered that cheesecake, the wonder food, actually comes in lots of different flavors.

Dessert is now my reason for living! The best way to top off a well balanced meal of two jars of meat, three jars of thoroughly squashed squash and a banana is with a turtle cheesecake.  But please don’t tell my mother; she’ll just take it from me.

The saddest part of this story is that I don’t even know how to make a cheesecake.  Please tell me if you have a good recipe.  Make sure that your recipe doesn’t require using either an oven or a whisk.  I do know how to use a blender, though, because I watched my mom prepare the Thanksgiving turkey one year.

Author’s Aside:  It’s possible I may have exaggerated just a bit here and there, but don’t mention it to my mom.  She doesn’t have a computer and thinks the Internet is a type of support stocking.  I don’t have to worry about her actually reading this.

The popularity of cheesecake delivery continues to grow as witnessed by the fact that more and more people are forking out money to get the best cheesecakes delivered to them in their homes or even in their offices. No doubt, getting your cheesecakes delivered in your home or office entails spending a fair amount of money but it also means getting an opportunity to savor the best cheesecakes that are sure to delight the palette.

These cheesecakes come to you specially boxed which will ensure that the cheesecake does not lose its freshness. It also pays to attach a gift card or note to the shipment. In fact, gourmet cheesecake delivery is one of the best means to send a meaningful gift to family members, friends and also to business associates. Though people tend to think about gifting others with flowers and also with chocolates it would be foolish to overlook the benefits of gifting a freshly handmade cheesecake.

There are a lot of choices available in the type of cheesecake you can order including specialty cheesecakes, gourmet samplers as well as singe servings. We all know that the cheesecake makes for an ideal gift though before placing an order for cheesecake delivery it pays to take into account a few things. For one, it is necessary to ensure that you choose the cheesecake gift that matches the taste of the recipient and if you are unsure then it makes sense to choose an all-purpose cheesecake.

Typically, it pays to order a basic type of cheesecake that has been created out of a New York Style recipe and which comes replete with strawberry and raspberry. Otherwise, there are also more exotic options that are worth checking out as well including cheesecakes with white chocolate pistachio.

Remember also that some companies have minimum orders and that to ensure speedier delivery you may have to place the order before a certain time after which your order will be packaged and shipped via FedEx to ensure that you get your cheese the following day.

So, when checking out your order you will often have to inform the company as to when you want the cheesecake delivered. In case you fail to specify a date when you want the cheesecake delivered the shipment will be delayed. Many companies also do not ship on the weekends and if they do ship you will have to pay an extra cost.

Sometimes, the company may even ship your order on Saturdays - but for an additional charge. What’s more, the company also may not ship orders on Sundays though they may be willing to ship to far off places such as to Alaska and to Hawaii. Of course, to ship to Alaska and to Hawaii the company may charge you extra.

If you are looking to an alternative to a traditional cake, cupcakes can be a quick and easy alternative. Cupcakes can be transformed into animals and faces as well as simple ones like frosting with sprinkles. Cupcakes are also suitable for all sorts of occasions including birthday parties, weddings or garden parties. Cupcakes can fit into to any special occasion and the following will list a variety of ideas for your next cupcake event.

Flavours- One of the advantages of having cupcakes at your event is the fact that you can offer a variety of flavours to your guests. Cupcakes can be made in plain vanilla or chocolate to the more adventuresome flavours like banana, lemon, or spicy carrot. You can provide a little of everything for your guests.

Shape- although you may think that cupcakes can only baked to be round, you should realize that baking pans are now made so that they can be baked in a variety of shapes including stars, hearts, or flowers.

Frosting Flavours- A great way to add another layer of flavour and interest to your cupcake is by adding frosting to the top. Frosting can be made in a variety of different flavours to compliment the cake underneath. Some examples of frosting flavours are chocolate, cream cheese,, lemon or strawberry. It is easy to pick one that will suit your cupcake.

Frosting Colour- there are limitless number of colours that can transform your frosting. Pick a colour that goes with the theme of your party. From subtle pastels to bold bright primary colours, the colour of your frosting should reflex the theme of your event and the flavour of the cake it covers.

Frosting Style- As you can imagine there are a number of ways to apply frosting to any cupcake. from smooth butter cream to poured fondant the way you choose to apply the frosting to your cupcake can transform the entire look. Dipping a cupcake in butter cream frosting is a quick and easy way of decorating the top, a more elaborate method is to encase the entire cake in fondant, it is also a nice effect when you apply frosting to the top of the cake through a piping bag with a star tip. Whichever method you choose, the application of frosting is sure to make your cupcakes unique and mouth watering.

Filling- Another way to surprise your guests is to add a filling to the top of the cupcake. Like the flavour of the cupcake and frosting, filling can come in a number of different flavours to suit your taste. Lemon, chocolate and strawberry are just some of the flavours you can make your filing out of.

Decorating- Now we get to the step in the process where you can really let your creativity shine. If you feels like you want or need some guidance you can pick up a variety of different books and magazines that will suggest ways to decorate the top of your cupcakes. There are instructions on how to transform the top of the cupcake into a clowns face or a flower or animals. Whatever the theme of your party is, get toppings that will compliment that theme. Try to pick a design that will impress your guest. There is no limit when it comes to decorating the top of a cupcake.

As you have seen the cupcake is a great way to add a personal touch to your party. Don’t be afraid to try something different on your cupcakes, because if something doesn’t work, or doesn’t look great, you can always eat the mistake and no one will ever know. Good Luck!