A Very Pretty Birthday Cheesecake
January 28, 2023
I have never made a vegan cheesecake. But when my guy requested an attempt for his birthday, I turned to Rainbow Nourishments, whose vegan recipes are spot on and don’t involve super-processed ingredients. But I strayed a bit… at the expense, as it turns out, of the overall taste. My offense: too much vanilla flavor. First, I didn’t realize the vegan yogurt I used was vanilla flavored; then, I used a an entire vanilla pod in lieu of vanilla extract. It is much more potent! Despite this, the cheesecake set well and looked divine. To follow, some images of its construction.
The crust on its way…
I didn’t press it evenly enough. Anyone have a trick for that?
The vanilla pod. This picture made me think of black tar heroin, then I thought about how varied our use of plants are.
The situation in the VitaMix.
See all that vanilla bean?! Now it is ready to bake.
It browned well.
The day after baking ready to be dressed up.
It pulled from the crust. I am not sure why that happened, but I hid it with the berry topping.
Some cooked berries first…
All glossy and gelatinous
Berry, berry beautiful
The inside…
So firm and cheesecake texture-y… I think… I have been vegan so long I never tried a cheesecake
The back-up, a Carvel cake LOL! Definitely not vegan.
A great recipe I would like to try again with more attention to detail.