Frozen Bakery & Patisserie
Chocolate Cheesecake: For Those Who Want It Dense
The physics of cheesecake structure, the effect of chocolate, baking methods, cracking, resting, slicing, nutrition and storage.
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- Frozen Bakery & Patisserie
Lemon Cheesecake: The Slice That Stands Out by Freshness
The chemistry of lemon, acid levels, zest against juice, baked and unbaked versions, cracking, cutting and storage.
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- Breakfast, Jam, Tahini & Halva
Sour Cherry Jam in Desserts: Cheesecake, Cake and Crêpes
The structure of sour cherry jam, its acidity, use in cheesecake, cake fillings, crêpes, turning it into a sauce, chocolate pairings and quantities.
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- Frozen Bakery & Patisserie
Raspberry Cheesecake: How the Sauce Balances the Filling
The fat and density of cheesecake, the acid raspberry contributes, making the sauce, folding it in, the seeds, presentation, portions and storage.
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- Freeze-Drying & Fruit Snacks
Enriching Cheesecake and Brownies With Freeze-Dried Sour Cherry
The water problem, powder versus pieces, proportions in cheesecake filling, base and decoration, use in brownie batter, acid balance, colour and storage.
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- Frozen Bakery & Patisserie
Making a Cheesecake Base: Biscuit and Butter Ratios
What the base does, choosing biscuits, grind size, calculating the butter, sugar and salt, pressing, whether to pre-bake, tin preparation and slicing.
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- Frozen Bakery & Patisserie
Why Does Cheesecake Crack? Causes and Fixes
The mechanism of cracking, over-aeration, oven temperature, water baths, releasing the edge, the cooling curve and rescuing a cracked cake.
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- Frozen Bakery & Patisserie
Baked or No-Bake: The Two Families of Cheesecake
The structural difference between baked and no-bake cheesecake, why cracks form, the water bath, gelatine ratios and which one survives freezing.
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