Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Lemon Icebox Cheesecake: Conquered




I wish I could have done a better job with the marbling of the remaining lemon curd (there was so much extra!), but the texture of the cake was pretty divine.  I was also worried about working with gelatin for the first time, although I'm not sure you can fuck up gelatin.  Then again, I am always, and I mean ALWAYS, surprised when people fail at baking - assuming they are reading directions and following recipes.

Once an old co-worker, who was terrible at life, brought in homemade chocolate chip cookies and they tasted, looked like and had the texture of dirt.  Straight up DIRT.  I vowed never again to eat a co-worker's baked goods unless they looked like an amateur version of the recipe.  I have held true to this since those terrible cookies, and that was probably three years ago.

Five of my co-workers and friends, however, happily noshed on a third of this cheesecake, and Adam ate not one, but TWO slices, and homey never eats my baked goods unless they are baked with pure milk chocolate or from a box. True story. When I am in the spirit, I make all kinds of goods, and he eats one forkful and asks where the funfetti is.

Also, I need a pie pedestal.  This was placed on parchment inside a Pyrex pie plate and then covered with another fluted Pyrex pie plate. Does the same job, but nowhere near as beautiful.

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