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Post by bbkeef on Dec 5, 2019 13:50:05 GMT
Is cheesecake a cake or a pie?
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Dec 5, 2019 13:54:48 GMT
That's an irrelevant question.
The correct descriptor is heaven. Cheesecake is heaven.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2019 13:55:32 GMT
It's a cake or it'd be called cheesepie.
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Post by wellway on Dec 5, 2019 13:58:51 GMT
All the UK peas are now thinking of Peter Kay's comedy routine, "cheeeesee in a cake, cheesecake, what, cheeese in a cake??"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2019 14:02:46 GMT
All the UK peas are now thinking of Peter Kay's comedy routine, "cheeeesee in a cake, cheesecake, what, cheeese in a cake??" Garlic bread? |
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Post by twistedscissors on Dec 5, 2019 14:19:11 GMT
It's a cake or it'd be called cheesepie. My MIL does call it cheese pie. Ew! |
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Post by Belle on Dec 5, 2019 14:30:01 GMT
It is definitely a cake!
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Dec 5, 2019 14:38:30 GMT
I think it has its own individual designation of cheesecake. There is nothing else like it. I suppose it's close to a pie, but I could never think of it as a pie. Ever. lol
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Post by Gennifer on Dec 5, 2019 14:41:30 GMT
Neither. It’s cheesecake.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Dec 5, 2019 15:02:24 GMT
Although it has cake in the name, consider the fact that it generally has a crust. Crusts are a pie characteristic.
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Post by KelleeM on Dec 5, 2019 15:04:00 GMT
That's an irrelevant question. The correct descriptor is heaven. Cheesecake is heaven. Exactly!!! |
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Post by anaterra on Dec 5, 2019 15:09:44 GMT
Id say its not cake.. not pie.. and definitely NOT HEAVEN!!!! LOL
Its more like... ummmm disgusting!!! Lol
No but really to me crust is pie and bready thing is cake... so i would classify cheesecake as pie..
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Post by littlemama on Dec 5, 2019 16:07:17 GMT
Neither. Cheesecake is cheesecake.
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Post by disneypal on Dec 5, 2019 16:11:46 GMT
I don't think it is either - I think it is its own category of dessert
Pie
Cake
Cheesecake
etc
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Post by gillyp on Dec 5, 2019 16:15:19 GMT
It is what it is.
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Post by ~summer~ on Dec 5, 2019 16:18:59 GMT
Neither
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Post by AllieC on Dec 6, 2019 1:02:23 GMT
Neither. We don't have "pie" here - well we do sometimes have it at home but not like in the US where you could go to a café and get a slice of pie. I've very very rarely seen that.
Anyhoo, cheesecake is its own food group LOL. Not cake or pie.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2019 1:15:07 GMT
Neither, it's a cheesecake!
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Post by paget on Dec 6, 2019 1:53:28 GMT
It’s say neither but if forced to choose, it’s closer to pie.
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Post by scrappintoee on Dec 6, 2019 3:06:00 GMT
Anyone else wondering if this thread will be as long as the GRAVY one?  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2019 3:22:02 GMT
I opened this thread to be educated and y'all aren't helping! Guess I'll agree with Spongemom Scrappants that it's heaven! |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 6, 2019 4:00:06 GMT
It’s neither. And when I’m making it, it’s DELICIOUS. Yes, yes it is. And if you have an Instant Pot, it’s also insanely easy. And now I want some.  |
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Post by mom2kbs on Dec 6, 2019 4:46:58 GMT
I agree that cheesecake ie heaven!!!!!!
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Post by elaine on Dec 6, 2019 4:51:52 GMT
I’m in the “cheesecake is its own category” camp.
There are many different types and flavors of cheesecake, along with different crusts. Even crustless (not my cup of tea). Not to mention some that don’t require any baking. They aren’t anywhere close to cakes, IMO, and they aren’t really pies - although closer to American pies - which seem different that British pies from my extensive viewing of the Great British Baking Show - than cake.
But, really, they are their own dessert group.
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Post by maryland on Dec 6, 2019 4:53:39 GMT
I guess I consider it more pie than cake. Probably because I love cheesecake and dislike cake.  |
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Post by nogfz on Dec 6, 2019 6:48:22 GMT
It's better than cake or pie because it's both at once. And, I am making this for Christmas dessert:  |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Dec 6, 2019 11:32:25 GMT
It's a cake or it'd be called cheesepie. My MIL does call it cheese pie. Ew! And real cheese pue is do very different from cheesecake. |
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Post by gar on Dec 6, 2019 11:35:20 GMT
It’s say neither but if forced to choose, it’s closer to pie. Agreed 🙂 |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Dec 6, 2019 11:36:28 GMT
I always used to think (from cooking school) that it was considered a cake (vs pue) because of eggs.
So I looked to Wikipedia....and their analogy makes sense—
“Ironically, modern cheesecake is not usually classified as a cake, despite the name. People who classify it as a torte point to the presence of many eggs, which are the sole source of leavening, as a key factor. For others, the overall structure, with the separate crust, the soft filling, and the absence of flour, is compelling evidence that it is a custard pie.[13] Other sources identify it as a flan or tart.[14]”
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Post by elaine on Dec 6, 2019 12:09:01 GMT
This discussion makes me think about pudding.
What we call/consider pudding in the US is very different than what people in the UK consider pudding. As in, they are two completely different dishes.
Our pudding is what Brits would probably call a custard of sorts, and most of UK pudding dishes are closer to what we would call a bread pudding.
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