Topping for cheesecake

Silver Member Joined: Nov 07 2004 Posts: 848

I have a basic cheesecake recipe that works perfectly with the types of cheese I can get here. We are having a buffet of different types of cheesecakes on Shavuos and I'm looking for different ways to garnish a ready baked plain cheesecake or something simple to do to the batter before baking. I can't get pie filling (and it tastes nasty IMHO anyways) so that's out. I have a great chocolate glaze, made a few into spider-web cheesecakes before baking, and I'm whipping up cream and topping with sliced strawberries, but I need a few more (SIMPLE) ideas. What do you top your cheesecake with?

Posted: Mon, May 25 2009, 5:46 am Post subject: re: Topping for cheesecake

Grate chocolate on top (dark, milk or white)
sour cream and sugar (either baked for ten minutes or fresh).
Fresh fruit sliced
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Posted: Mon, May 25 2009, 5:51 am Post subject: re: Topping for cheesecake

slice fresh strawberries. Then, if you have jello make some red jello, adding less water than it says you should. when it is a little set pour over the cheesecake.

you could do the same with other fruit and diffrent couloured jelly.

Posted: Mon, May 25 2009, 6:01 am Post subject:

Top with pecans and then maple syrup.
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Caramel. It's really good and easy to make.

In a double boiler melt
1 bar white chocolate,
1 tsp corn syrup
1/2 tsp coffee diluted in 3 Tbsp hot water.

Pour on top of ready made cheese cake.

Yum. And enjoy.
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- Chocolate shavings. (either dark or white, and if you can get the type that has both colors, the shavings look really cool!!)

- Crumbled Oreo Cookies. YUM!!
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Silver Member Joined: Nov 07 2004 Posts: 848

Happyone, I make that with dark milchig chocolate and it's delicious!!!

Regarding the chocolate shavings and cookie crumbs, excuse my ignorance, but before or after baking? I can't imagine anything dry sticking to a baked cheesecake.

I'm going to try the strawberries and jello, raisin, and I wish I had pecans and maple syrup... that sounds delicious!

Keep the ideas coming!

Executive Member Joined: Mar 24 2009 Posts: 346

I blend the sugared strawberries & a drop of lemon juice. after slicing the cheese cake, I pour a little of that strawberry sauce on each slice. its delicious & makes it very tempting.

Executive Member Joined: Jun 05 2008 Posts: 287

I use just the sauce from the cherry pie filling. or pour on some chocolate sauce in circles, and with a toothpick/fork make little lines through them (you know, like they do in some of the bakeries on napoleans)

Diamond Member Joined: Aug 03 2007 Posts: 4448

Crubmled Oreo cookies...

Or diced almonds (very small pieces) and caramel or chocolate sauce...............

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Executive Member Joined: Mar 24 2009 Posts: 346

That's what I do. I put a big sour cream with 1/4 cup sugar & put it on when cake is 3/4 done. I then bake it for 15 more minutes. I use the strawberry topping on this cheese cake.

Posted: Mon, May 25 2009, 10:00 pm Post subject: re: Topping for cheesecake

I just melt a bar of really good milchig chocolate and pour it on. It gets hard afterwards.

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 26 2006 Posts: 4316

If you like a fruit type topping : melt some apricot preserves, then spread over cooled cheesecake and top with pineapple slices.

Posted: Mon, May 25 2009, 11:13 pm Post subject:

Oreo cookies sounds good. Does it stick well? I think I saw similar type of cookies here in Israel.
I melt chocolate and marble it in on top before baking. Rosemary chocolate is specially good for this.
I also use chocolate shavings. I find they stick fairly well. My cakes are usually a bit sticky on top, and I put it on while still warm. I have also laid out chinese pecans on top for a prettty effect.