Making a Cheesecake with Whatever’s in Your Pantry

If you're like me, cheesecake is a sentimental baked good for you. It was often served at special occasions growing up, and I always had cheesecakes out on family vacations. I remember all the pride and joy I had when I successfully baked my first chocolate-marbled cheesecake (even though it was cracked), while impressing my …

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Matcha Cheesetart Recipe (Inspired by Uncle Tetsu)

Every time I end up at Yonge & Dundas square in downtown Toronto, I always gravitate down Dundas to the Uncle Tetsu shops -- famous for their Japanese style cheesecakes, madeleines, and different flavoured cheesetarts. I always end up buying a box of cheesetarts with the assorted flavours of original, matcha, and chocolate -- six …

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Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake Recipe + Helpful Tips for Making the Best Cheesecake Ever

I think my favourite flavour combination of all time has to be chocolate hazelnut, so of course, why not put it into a cheesecake?!?!?!?! I was actually inspired to make cheesecake because The Cheesecake Factory just opened up here in Toronto, and the line ups are huge and crazy (or that's what I've heard at …

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