Cheesecake Decorating Question

Decorating By prettysweet Updated 4 Mar 2007 , 5:51pm by snarkybaker

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prettysweet Posted 4 Mar 2007 , 4:38pm
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I attended a baby shower yesterday and the cake served was a 2 tier cheese cake. The bakery makes over 30 kinds of cheesecake and I am told they are steamed in a waterbath. It was a very delicious and creamy raspberry white chocolate with a white creamy( I assume) buttercream based frosting and decorated with real rose buds.(Error on the bakery's part-it was suppose to be chocolate ganache). There was only a hint of a crust and the raspberry and tiny white choc bits seemed to be on the bottom. The rest of the pretty high cheesecake had a hint of white chocolate flavor and was so light and fluffy.
I"m having a tough time trying to imagine how this was baked. If it was done in a springform pan in a water bath how was it transferred to a base and tiered? Does anyone have any ideas? It was delicious and everyone loved it and had tons of praise for many of the varieties of cheesecake this bakery offers.

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cakesbykitty Posted 4 Mar 2007 , 4:48pm
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i have no idea on this one but i am drooling and craving cheesecake now.

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cake-angel Posted 4 Mar 2007 , 5:04pm
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Sounds delish!! I want some now!!

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chleonard Posted 4 Mar 2007 , 5:08pm
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in the cake bible, there is a very good description of tiering cheesecake. i haven't tried it, but her book is full of great info, so i would take a look in her book if you want to make and tier cheesecake!

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LGL Posted 4 Mar 2007 , 5:20pm
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I've actually made a tiered cheesecake. I simply make two cheesecakes and stack on top. My cheesecake recipe has a shortbread crust, so that was in the center.

I decorated one with a colored (white) chocolate wrap on the outside and fruits on the top. Got rave reviews from the party. The second one I covered in fondant and decorated.

This is SO rich -- my recipe is a New York Style cheesecake that is very dense. You cut VERY small pieces since the finished cake is about 4 inches high.

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snarkybaker Posted 4 Mar 2007 , 5:51pm
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I do tiered cheesecakes all the time. Yes, you still bake them in a springform pan. I fully line my pans with parchment and foil the bottom with Reynolds nonstick to achieve a perfectly shaped cake. My recipe is a very cream cheesecake, not New York style, so it is more delicate to work with. I typically freeze it for frosting and decorating and won't stack it more than three tiers.

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