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Pistachio Brittle Cheesecake from Bon Appetit Desserts: The Cookbook for All Things Sweet and Wonderful

This was a gorgeous looking light and creamy cheesecake which tasted delicious. 4 stars only because it was lacking the pistachio flavor despite of 1 expensive cup used in the recipe. Next time I will... read more >

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Bittersweet: Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate

By Alice Medrich, Deborah Jones
Artisan - 2003

4 stars only because it is a very "adult" cheesecake and my boys did not like it. But if you were always looking for a less sweet and more chocolatey cheesecake give it a try.

A note re baking time: my cake took took 15 minutes more to reach the described puffiness on the outer edges without being overly fluid in the center.

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Not very nice to look at, thus the name fallen, but a definite keeper and very quick to put together. This cake got rave reviews from my dinner guests.

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This has become my go-to chocolate cake recipe! Quick and easy to make this recipe produces a rich cake for every chocolate lover.

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