TIP OF THE DAY: Cheesecake Water Bath

If you like to bake cheesecake (and we love to!), you know that a water bath, or bain-marie, keeps the cheesecake top from cracking. If you’ve never used a bain-marie: All you have to do is set the springform pan into a roasting pan filled with warm water. As the cheesecake cooks, the moisture from…
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CONTEST: Cheesecake Recipe

Is your recipe better than Junior’s Lemon Coconut Cheesecake? Photo courtesy Junior’s. Junior’s Restaurant—a favorite of cheesecake-loving New Yorkers for 6 decades—is celebrating its 60th birthday with a national contest for the next great flavor of its cheesecake. The company already has dozens of delicious cheesecake flavors, from Original Plain, Chocolate Swirl and best-selling Strawberry…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Sara Lee Frozen Desserts & Smucker’s Dessert Toppings

The winner takes the cake, cheesecake or any four Sara Lee desserts. Photo courtesy Sara Lee. This week’s prizes are all about that sweet treat you try to save room for at the end of a meal: dessert! (And who are we kidding: We always have room for dessert, but we don’t always wait until…
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