Lemon Cheesecake Recipe

When God gives you lemons… make lemonade? No; make lemon cheesecake! With this particular lemon cheesecake recipe, you actually don’t even need lemons… so I guess when God gives you lemon pudding… well, you know what to do!

The best part about this tasty lemon cheesecake is how deliciously simple and quick it is! It’s perfect for moms on the go or just plain people with packed schedules!

In hardly no time at all, you will have created (and be able to enjoy) such a decadent dessert like lemon cheesecake. Sat so long to that 3 hour chilling time… say hello to cheesecake in under an hour!

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:

Crust:
1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar
1/2 cup butter; melted
1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

Filling:
8 ounces cream cheese
1 package instant lemon pudding
2 cups milk

Directions:

1) Mix sugar; crumbs, and oleo. Bake as for crumb crust. Mix cream cheese until smooth. Gradually blend in 1/2 cup milk until smooth and creamy.

2) Add remaining milk and pudding mix. Beat slowly with egg beater for 1 minute. Do not overbeat. Pour into cooled crust. Chill.

It’s so easy, hardly anyone could do it! I made this lemon cheesecake recipe countless times, especially when my schedule was busy or the days were so nice, I couldn’t bear to stay inside for TOO long!

For a fun variation, try mixing up a simple strawberry glaze for the top or if you’re particularly daring try adding some slicing strawberries to your cheesecake! With one easy addition, you have now created a strawberry-lemon cheesecake recipe of your very own. Without the strawberries, this cheesecake is just as good so go ahead, this lemon cheesecake recipe will take no time at all!

Top 10 Cookie and Cake Recipes

In the world of cooking, recipes are critiqued and reviewed so that only the best survive; that is the favorite recipe.

These recipes usually have some secret ingredient, a special technique used, or they are just plain good. Of course, for all people their favorite recipes are different. So whos to decide whats good and whats not?

You are! 

Because each person has their own particular tastes and desires, no recipe has ever been named everyones favorite recipe. But this section has some of my favorite recipes and perhaps they will become some of your favorite recipes too.

There are all different kinds of recipes, each of them having their own special flair which makes them irresistible.

Some of my favorite recipes have been passed down through many generations. Making those recipes is a family tradition and everyone learns how and knows the story behind the favorite recipe.

Other recipes I have clipped out of magazines, books, and newspapers and many of them have become my treasured favorites! Oh, this reminds me of a good tip. In case you are unaware, in many newspapers there is a food section. This section usually has good cooking ideas, baking tips, great recipes, and even product reviews!

Also, these favorite recipes have been cooked in my kitchen many, many times. Some of them have specific alterations which I routinely make to the recipe because that is the way that my family likes them.

You can try the recipe as is or you can try some of the alterations too.

Like for example, say it is your favorite recipe for a chocolate chip cookie? Well after making the recipe a few times you can add more chocolate chips or half chocolate chips and half white chocolate chips, or maybe you can add nuts.

By making these subtle (sometimes even drastic) changes, your favorite recipe for the chocolate chip cookie is now your own. You can change a good recipe from something you like, into something that you will love and proudly call one of your favorite recipes!

So basically, in this part of my web site, I will post MY favorite recipes in hopes that you will enjoy them also. Some are classic, while others are more original. Either way, they all are fantastic. A is something close to your heart, something of your own; so take my recipes, enjoy them, and then make them your own!

Chocolate Frosting Recipe

So you have got your super delicious, decadent cake and now what about that super delicious rich chocolate frosting that you need to finish this perfect delight?

This chocolate frosting recipe is not only delicious but it is easy too!

Anyone can use frosting from the can, but it takes a true baker to make their own.

Suddenly, you will be the star of that neighborhood block party when you bring out your delicious cake covered with this decadent rich chocolate frosting that you have made from scratch.

Yield: 4 cups; enough to frost one 9-inch 2 layer cake or one 8-inch three layer cake

Ingredients:

• 16 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped fine
• 1 ½ cups heavy cream
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1) Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Bring the heavy cream to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour over the chocolate. Add the corn syrup and let it stand for three minutes.

2) Whisk gently until smooth. Stir in the vanilla. Refrigerate 90 minutes- stirring every 15 minutes, until the frosting reaches a consistency that makes it easy to spread, a little thinner than the consistency of cream cheese).

3) Once the frosting is ready, spread it onto the cake, using a light ‘crumb layer’ of frosting to prevent excess crumbs lodged in your frosting. (This ‘crumb layer’ should be a lighter consitency… about the consitency of sour cream. You can add water to the frosting to thin it down.)

This frosting is perfect for a chocolate cake, a yellow cake, or even a white cake. With something so versatile, it is no wonder that it is delicious as well!

So instead of grabbing for that can of frosting that has been sitting on the grocery store shelf for longer than you would like to know, make a different decision and instead make a rich chocolate frosting all by yourself. Believe me it is well worth the effort!

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

The perfect chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe can sometimes be hard to come by but my recipe follows the tips discussed in How To Make Chocolate Chip Cookies just the way you want them.

When a recipe follows my tips to make a chewy cookie well, then thats exactly what youll get. So if you love your grandma’s favorite chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe, then I bet that you will like my recipe too. This recipe will help to give you a chewy and soft cookie, packed with chocolate chips!

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Blondie Brownie Recipe

The perfect blondie, closely related to the brownie and chocolate chip cookie, is all found in the Blondie brownie recipe. Most people want a recipe that will give them a dense brownie but not so much that it leaves that heavy feeling in the pit of their stomach and of course, most people want a delicious Blondie brownie that leaves you wanting just a little bit more after that final decadent bite.

The density of the blondie is all in the perfect balance of flour and butter. First, it’s important to use creamed butter because it incorporates air into the batter which keeps your blondie from turning into a brick.

Also, you need to find a recipe which uses the right amount of flour; too much and you’ll end up with a dense cookie lacking in flavor, but with too little you’ll have a greasy bar which tastes like butter.

Luckily for you, I have a blondie brownie recipe that offers the balance of the ingredients which will give you the award winning taste you are searching for!

Yield: 36 brownies

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups (7 ½ ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 tablespons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 1/2 cups of packed (10 1/2 ounces) light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup of pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped

Directions:

1) Move the oven rack to the middle of the oven and then heat to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray, coating it lightly. Also, if non-stick spray isn’t really your thing, you could also use parchment paper to line the pan. It gets the job done just the same, but without the grease.

2) Mix the flour, baking powder and salt all together in a medium sized bowl and set aside. You’ll need it later.

3) Mix the melted butter and brown sugar together in a large bowl until mixed. Add the eggs one by one and then the vanilla. Stir well.

4) Using a rubber spatula, fold the flour mixture (from step 2) into the egg mixture (from step 3) until just barely combined. It’s very important that you don’t over mix.

5) Fold the semisweet chocolate chips, the white chocolate chips, and the nuts into the batter. Then pour your mixture into the prepared pan and smooth it with your rubber spatula for a clean finish.

6) Bake your brownies in the oven for about 22 to 25 minutes or until the top is shiny, slightly cracked, and almost firm to the touch. Also, as tempting as it may be, be sure not to cut them as soon as they come from the oven. Try to let them cool for at least 5-10 minutes. They’ll cut easier and cleaner that way.

7) After the Blondie brownies have cooled completely, using a sharp knife cut into squares.

8) I know your mouth is watering… so go ahead… Enjoy!

Well?

How delicious did your brownies turn out?

This Blondie brownie recipe has helped me discover a new kind of brownie and I hope you liked it too!

Best Brownie Recipe

The best brownie of the chocolate brownie family is more than likely going to be different for different people.

Some prefer a very cake-like brownie while others desire a more chewy, fudge-like brownie. It really doesn’t matter which one tickles your fancy more, you simply can’t go wrong with a good brownie! Either way you slice it, this brownie recipe is a great combination of both the cake-like as well as the more chewy fudge-like brownie.

Best chocolate brownie recipe is a recipe which my family has always really enjoyed. It is a great afternoon snack bar as well as a perfect solution to that midnight chocolate craving.

In my book, this chocolate brownie recipe takes the cake.

Ingredients:

• 8 - 1 ounce squares of unsweetened chocolate
• 1 cup of butter
• 5 large eggs
• 3 cups of sugar (or your favorite sugar substitute)
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups of flour
• 1 teaspoon of salt

1) Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 9 x 13 pan with either a non-stick cooking spray, butter, or by lining it with parchment paper.

2) Melt chocolate and butter in a saucepan over low heat; set aside. In a mixer (either hand or stand), beat eggs, sugar and vanilla at high speed for 10 minutes. Blend in chocolate mixture, flour and salt until just mixed. Pour into prepared pan.

3) Bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool and frost if desired, using either a homemade frosting or a store-bought one.

Also with this best brownie recipe, if you would like to, then feel free to add nuts like walnuts, pecans, almonds, etc. into the batter prior to baking. After all it all depends on what you or your family are in the mood for!

This brownie recipe is simple, quick, and a great alternative to store-bought brownies. I am guessing that this chocolate brownie recipe will quickly become YOUR favorite too!

Happy baking!

Kayla