Well they finally arrived last Friday, so I spent Saturday making my practice version. On Sunday we invited some friends over for a taste test. I even distributed pieces to several of my neighbors, for their opinions. I got overwhelming approval and was feeling pretty good about my choice.
So yesterday I set out to make the final "photo-ready" perfect cheesecake. I should have know it wouldn't go as smoothly as I would hope. First of all little "R" would not go down for a nap. I had planned to make the cheesecake while she was napping. It would have been so easy. But no...little "R" had to be my helper. From sticking her hand in the sugar, then the flour, and trying to eat the oranges whole; little "R" was anything but a helper. But I finally finished and was just about to the put the final cake in the oven and it hit me...GASP!!! I forgot to add the flour. I had been so distracted with a 1 year old literally crawling up and down the counter top! What to do??!!
Deep breath! I can handle this. I removed the cheesecake batter from the pan, being very careful not to scrap any of the crust into the batter. I then added the flour and mixed carefully, trying not to mash all the cranberries. I did however have to remake the crust. It was a lost cause. So after remaking the crust and fixing the batter, the cheesecake finally made it into the oven and little "R" finally went down for a nap.
The end result...Perfection! Lesson learned...sometimes an imperfect path, can lead to a beautiful destination!
Unfortunately you'll have to wait for the Nov/Dec issue of Utah Valley Magazine for the recipe! Patience is a virtue.


5 comments:
You were probably sick of R getting sick, but drop her off at my house! I'm sorry it was more of a pain than need be, but it looks really amazing!
How exciting! It's such a beautiful, colorful cheesecake!
I didn't know you had to special order those cranberries. That is dedication. Everything turned out great. I'm excited to see the pics.
oh my goodness, mindi! that cheesecake looks AMAZING!!!!! i'll be buying that magazine when it comes out so you have to let me know. :)
That looks fabulous!
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