Cheesecake Help Needed-Tale Of Woe
Decorating By greenhorn Updated 5 Dec 2006 , 4:02pm by Joanie4464
Good Morning CC! I'm in a bit of a bind here. 
I am rapidly recovering from a nocturnal bout of food poisoning and before I fell ill, I managed to mix and bake a chocolate cheesecake for a holiday party this evening. Just as I was falling ill, I heard the timer go off on the oven and I THOUGHT I turned the oven off when I turned the timer off. Sadly, I did not and although I had turned the oven down, it was on until 6:00a.m. 
My husband brought the chocolate hockey puck in for me to see as I was trying to get out of bed. 
I have now just placed the second cheesecake in the oven and the timer will sound about 10:45. I placed a pan of water in the oven beneath the cake and need to leave the house by 11:00. If I remove the cake without letting it sit and place it directly in the refrigerator, will it crack? I have to leave for the party at 5:00, and wanted the cake to chill, but can I prevent it from cracking? Thanks for your help!
The freezer should be fine to chill it quickly. I used to own a deli and made cheesecakes all the time. I would make up extra and put them in the freezer to have when needed. It didn't affect the taste or texture at all.
Hi,
Not to long ago there was a post about cheesecake and water bath and that sort of topic. I placed a post that I had used the bake even strips soaked in water around my springform pan and NO CRACK!! Yes, even if I had the cheesecake completely baked I would not take it directly from the hot oven to the freezer. I agree that maybe when you return home around 2, place it in the freezer then. After your cake is fully baked, you leave yours in the oven to cool? I usually take mine out to room temp. to cool, then to the refrigerator. Hmmmm learn something every time I log on to this site!!! Great!!!
Joanie
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