My First baked cheesecake :-)

I'm a cheesecake  fanatic thus I always had to have it everytime we dine in a restaurant :)  Given the choice between it and a myriad of other desserts,  I'll choose cheesecake :)

First of all, I'm not a baker or pastry chef  (I'm a nurse :P) thus I don't have the complete paraphernalia use for baking, I used basic glass, cups and spoons and convert it "ml/oz/Kg"  :) I have a spring form pan and a rolling pin from my mom :-)

Thanks to you tube tutorials as I've gathered some baking ideas and techniques and eventually I came up with my own recipe:-P 

My First baked cheesecake turned out to be the tastier and creamier cake I've ever tasted :) Maybe I just know what I want in my cheesecake plus I chose the finest ingredients I can have for it. If you really want your cheesecake to be fabulous then choose the best ingredients :) it is so addictively delicious that you'll  be tempted to just sit down, have many slices as you want  and end up by licking your fork and plate like pupupie :P :)

Here's the Melt-in-your-mouth, tangy and sweet New york chesecake with blue berry topping  recipe that's so easy and the end result is realy spectacular ..:)

Prepare the Ingredients

Crust:

Digestive Crackers (crushed :-) as many as you want )

Butter 1/2 cup melted

1tsp of sugar

Filling:

 3 Packs of Philadelphia Cream Cheese (8 oz each)

3 eggs

1 egg yolk

1 tbs Vanilla extract: Mccormick

Nestle cream (1/4 cup) : 

Whipping cream (150ml) :

Sour cream (80 or upto 100ml) 

Table Salt (1 tsp )

Sugar  (1 cup)

All purpose flour (  1/2 cup )

Lemon zest ( 1tsp)

toppings

Sour cream 100 ml (or as many as you want)

Vanilla extract (1 tbs)

Sugar (1 tbs)

a pinch of table salt

Blueberry  (Duncan Hines) (I used Smuckers Blue berry for my 2nd cake.. so yummy too :) )

Method:

crush digestive crackers using rolling pin  (good thing my Mom has this tool :P ) ,

 Pupupie: Mami Yum yumyum  crackers :) (picture of Pupupie biting  the cracker before crushing it :P )

pour the melted butter in a bowl together with the crushed crackers

Press the mixture firmly onto the base of  9 inches spring form pan, set aside :)

preheat the oven at 350 F...

make the cheesecake filling

Beat the cream cheese on medium-low speed for 2 minutes. Scrape down the bowl, add 1/2 cup of the sugar then the 1 tsp salt and beat on medium-low speed for another 1 minute.

Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and beat again on medium-low speed for 1 minute. 

Add the all purpose flour, bearbrand milk powder, whipped cream and all purpose cream.  beat for 1 minute,

 add  sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla, beat on low speed for 1 minute, Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition just until incorporated

 Pour the prepared mixture into your prepared pan (9 inches springform  pan) bake it for 45mins (320F or less)  until a 3-inch circle in the center of the cheesecake barely jiggles.
The cheesecake center should still jiggle. (it will firm up after chilling) be careful not to over cook it.

Turn off the oven and leave the cake inside the oven with its door open for 20mins,  as cake will still continue to cook even the oven turned off and it can prevent the cake from cracking.

Place the pan on a wire rack and cool for 15 minutes, then run a paring knife around the cake to loosen it from the pan.

What's great about cheesecake is that you can top it with anything you want :) but since this is my first time, i chose sour cream with vanilla and blueberries as toppings :)

Combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla spread on top of the almost-baked cheesecake, then return to the oven for 5 mins to finish baking.

(you may opt not te remove the spring form pan when putting the sour cream topping)

Pupupie checking the  cake :) turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake again in the oven with door open for  10 minutes while preparing for the blueberry toppings :)

Place the blueberries & sugar and in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.  I want my blue berry topping be so sweet :)  cool for 5 minutes :)

Remove the cake from the oven, let the cake cool for 25 minutes then you may now  put the bluberry topping on cake :)

( you can leave the metal bottom under the cheesecake and place it on a serving plate.)

Pupupie and TeddyMayheart as my tasters :)

the cheesecake can be refrigerated for up to 4 days :)

thanks Pupupie :)

Iron Man 3 and sweet cravings at Swensens

better late than never :) we watched iron man on its 2nd week :P again, the comics story of iron man is quite different to the movie and there's a plot hole:P that's what enrico told me :P hehehe...still, it was okay with me. he  has some Marvel comic apps in his cellphone so obviously he already catch up with the comic story :P.  Robert Downey Jr's was so admirable in his super hero and comedian role. We earned plenty of laughs and rendered speechless due to stunning action scenes.the movie is a perfect blend of drama, action and comedy :) I love how tony shows his sensitive part to pepper, that she is her number 1 priority :P the scene where Stark's house being destroyed by missiles sent by the Mandarin then he command his iron suit to gear up pepper instead of himself :) it was a heart wrenching moment for me >_< 

 we waited for the post credit scene, only to found out that its just kinda so so, maybe im expecting too much because it was not  a hinting at another movie like any other marvel movies (even though the story is way back 1999) :p I'll just wait for the Avengers 2 :P

  >_<    then we headed to Swensens icecream shop  :) the place is cozy and bubbly in our eyes.

I had a hard time choosing my order as I wanted to savor all of the flavors they offer. I heard that all ingredients of their sundaes were imported to our country thus all of their sundaes taste great.

so of course I took a picture of my ordered icecream before digging in :P I admired this cute "litle princess ice cream" the presentation is cutee coz Im a kid at heart:) and i love it :)

 The staff are very attentive and fast despite that they have many customers.  

 Their staff will provide you a swensen's trademark refillable glass of water while wating for your ordered ice cream :)
 

100%  of the menu here basicaly consists of two things:  ice cream and shakes,  But varieties of classic and unique flavors!  

teddy may heart couldnt get over with his little prince ice cream :P  it has an oreo cookie stick with real whipped cream and cherry on top, the strawberry cheese cake ice cream scoop tastes authentic as it's the most creamy and freshest fruit flavor we have ever tasted. each lick is so intense that you dont want it to end :P sweet and sour blend so perfect for my taste buds :Pthe presentation of our ordered ice cream are fantastic as they were served up in a beautiful clear parfait glasses.  the prices are not cheap but you get the top notch quality and Good thing I have an excellent control for sweets, otherwise I would have a stockpile of this stuff in my fridge :P
 

definetely we are coming back for more,I will have to take more time in seeing what other flavors I am keen to!  I wish Swensens open their branch here in pampanga :)  

 

Happy Pupupie

My Dadi Enrico Narra Castillo II :D (parang action star lang may "II" hahha peace dadi :*

never mind pictures P I'm hungry na po

My dadi is always  thoughtful :) he gave mami a big card na may ksamang pang breakfast ko :D  o di po ba? It was not not an expensive gift, but you can see the thoughtfulness.  (may letter si dadi ayun po o)  how about in act?  nag half day si dadi sa work just to be with us ni mami on our birthday po kahit 2 hours lang kami magksama kasi po dapat before 9pm uwi na si dadi.   labidabs dadi!

Sabi ni dadi wag ko daw kainin c clownie >_< eh gutom na po ako kaya kumuha ako ng spoon :D

pupupie: baby bear let's open it!!
baby bear: pupupie di yan food ang obvious "T-shirt" nka lagay oh.. gusto mo lang nyan food ulit eh :)
pupupie: kdot. si mami nlng mag open :P  

Me and U stuff for togetherness :)

one for mami, one for dadi.. first printed couple shirt nila.. madalas kasi sa color lang cla pareho pero ngayon po ayan oh bride and groom :D  ang mushy nuh :D simple but meaningful po yung design :) 




Dear Dadi, 


gusto ko na din po mag t-shirt :D

<3

Pupupie.