Joy of Cheesecake, The (Barron's Educational Series) [Paperback]

Bovbjerg & Iggers (Author)

Book Description

Series: Barron's Educational Series | Publication Date: August 4, 1989

The possibilities for cheesecake creativity are as rich as your imagination. By varying ingredients, proportions, and baking times, you can produce a cheesecake that is heavy or light, moist or dry, cakelike or smooth. This book contains chapters on ingredients and techniques to aid you in your improvisation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (August 4, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812042786
• ISBN-13: 978-0812042788
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 8.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #70 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Cooking by Ingredient > Cheese & Dairy

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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for the faint of heart..., December 7, 2001

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Joseph Johnson (St. Petersburg, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joy of Cheesecake, The (Barron's Educational Series) (Paperback)

My great-uncle gave me his old hardcover version of this cookbook and after making just 2 cheesecakes with it (the no-bake daiquiri and the orange-brandy), it replaced "The Joy of Cooking" as my primary dessert cookbook.

The book is extremely helpful in it's layout. Rather than include a crust recipe along with every cheesecake recipe in the book, this cookbook lists one recommended crust recipe and the page it can be found on with each cheesecake recipe, but you can also mix and match to suit your tastes (I personally preferred an Oreo-crumb crust to the vanilla-wafer crust the book suggested for its dark chocolate cheesecake). There are also sections for toppings and glazes, and there is also a section on no-bake cheesecakes, and even a few recipes for cakes that aren't "real" cheesecakes, but contain cream cheese nonetheless.

Most of the recipes in this cookbook are more complicated than the 3-step cheesecake recipes you find on the back of cream cheese boxes in the supermarket, but the difference in quality is unbelievable. I made the pumpkin cheesecake for an office Thanksgiving party, and it was such a hit that 3 co-workers paid me $25 apiece to make one for each of them for the holidays!

There is a type of cheesecake in this book for every taste out there, from apple to chocolate to walnut. The only thing missing is recipes for savory cheesecakes, which I've seen in some food catalogs, but that's such a minor quip it doesn't dectract from the usefulness of this book. All in all, if you have ever tried cheesecake and loved it or even remotely liked it, you'll find something in this cookbook to satisfy you.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Cheesecake Books Ever!, August 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Joy of Cheesecake, The (Barron's Educational Series) (Paperback)

I have baked cheesecakes for over 30 years, and regard this book as the best. I haven't found a bad recipe in it yet, just good, really good and oh my! I love the way you can mix and match different crusts and toppings. I like the information in the beginning of the book, and I can't live without at least one piece a year of the "Is it Cheesecake or Is it Fudge?" cake!!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best "cheesecake" how-to book, November 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Joy of Cheesecake, The (Barron's Educational Series) (Paperback)

I've owned this book for nearly 20 years and it's become ragged from all of the use it's gotten over the years. If you think cheesecake is tricky or hard to make, read this book. I've learned all of the tricks to making beautiful and delicious cheesecakes of many varieties. Every holiday I'm asked to contribute dessert to the dinner - - of course, they're asking for cheesecake. Try it - - it couldn't be easier.