Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Gratuitous Cheese Cake


This is the cheese cake I took to work this week.

When I was a child, about the worst thing you could do in my Mother's household, next to saying "God" in ANY way that might possibly be vain, was to manifest pride in oneself. I know my mother meant this for the best and was doing her best to keep a series of quirky, talented, wild things from getting the "big head" but it also instilled (at least in me) a lifelong guilt complex about pride in general. A complex, that I'm working diligently to overcome.


To contribute to this effort, and also to assure you, the reader that I am not being simply "prideful" it is important that the following is understood to be an important part of my personal development and growth. AGAIN, this is not merely empty ego boosting braggadocio. This is in fact, quite serious, truly.

So, for my own personal growth... Let me just say that above cheese cake was FANTABULASTICALLY AMAZING. Really, even people that don't like cheese cake, like this cheese cake!

This is my "not-so-famous but should be" Turtle Cheese Cake with an Oreo crust. If this cheese cake were served in a restaurant, it would be listed on one of those "Top 10 Worst Restaurant Deserts EVER" lists put out by the healthy people. In fact, I'm pretty sure that one of these puppies could supply a small impoverished village with enough calories for a week.

Truly, amazing.

14 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness. Girl that looks fantastic and I say you definitely deserve praise for putting that together. I'm sure it tastes as deliciously sinful as it looks.

    I once upon a time made a Snickers cheesecake that was really good, that was my own creation, and a Praline topped cheesecake that was good too, but it was an Emeril recipe, but girl this thing has both of those beat.

    I'm practically drooling on the screeen heehee.. good thing looking has zero calories

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  2. As one who has no use for cheesecake, it was as delicious as it looked. Particularly the top and bottom parts.....

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  3. Wiz, it is pretty sinful! It was a lot of fun to make. Haven't done a cheese cake in a while. I just wish there were more opportunities to make calorie killer desserts... that I could give away and not keep around the house to fatten me up.

    Fin, thanks so much. I'll have to work on a double oreo crust, chocolate and caramel with minimal cheese for you. :)

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  4. That looks SOOOO good. As far as opportunities to make dessert, just send them this way!

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  5. Hmmm... I wonder how I would pack it?

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  6. Too bad I'm not in Memphis any more. I would just drive down, meet you for lunch, and pick it up!

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  7. LOL, that would have been perfect. However, I'll guarantee that if you ever drive here from the great frozen north I'll have a cheese cake waiting.

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  8. Now that is my kind of cheesecake! I am glad that you are still growing in your personal development.

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  9. a little jealous, it looks so yummy, anyway I can bribe you into making one for lunch one day *BIG SMILE* - lu

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  10. Sis, thanks.

    Lu, I'm sure you can. I'll have to make one for your people one of these days.

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  11. You evoke a number of the seven deadlies with this post, Bethany! (Any chance of sharing the recipe?????)

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  12. Intelliwench, LOL. I have no problem with sharing the recipe, I'm just gonna have to figure it out. I basically adapt a classic New York style Cheese cake Recipe to my purposes. I'll try to make a post.

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