And the Cheesecake Winners Are...

Trish and Thrills, each with a score of 70%!!! Yes, I'll make each of you a cheesecake.

Thanks to the rest of you for playing along (even those of you who didn't comment). Maybe next time I'll draw a random winner, instead of making it an earned winning. I was surprised at how many of you thought my favorite color was purple! I do like purple a lot, but not as much as green :) And although I love to bake cheesecakes and both they and chocolate are among my favorites, nothing surpasses ice cream in my favorites list!

Trish and Thrills, start thinking about what flavor you'd like to request. I'm willing to try anything! Here are some cheesecakes I've made in the past:

• My Signature Chocolate Cheesecake with graham cracker crust. Optional topping, such as dark chocolate layer or a fruit topping, such as rasperries in syrup.
• Peppermint Cheesecake: Peppermint flavored cheesecake with a red swirl to look like a peppermint candy. Topped with crushed peppermint candy. Oreo Crust.
• Pumpkin Cheesecake: Pumpkin-flavored cheesecake-made with real pumpkin. Topped with a layer of baked cream, sprinkled with cinnamon and nutmeg. Cinnamon-graham crust, ginger-snap crust or pecan-shortbread crust. Optional bourbon-infused.
• Key-Lime Cheesecake: Lime-flavored cheesecake with graham cracker crust. Frosted with whipped cream cheese frosting and garnished with lime slices.
• Dark Chocolate Cheesecake: Chocolate graham crust (or Oreo crust). Optional toppings (see signature chocolate for ideas).
• Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake: signature chocolate cheesecake with a layer of caramel and pecans between the cheesecake and the crust, topped with chocolate-covered toasted pecans and drizzled with caramel. Extra caramel sauce provided on the side.
• Black Forest Cheesecake: dark chocolate cheesecake with chocolate graham crust, a layer of sweet dark cherry/Kirsch cheesecake between chocolate cheesecake and crust, frosted with a whipped cream cheese frosting and topped with sweet dark cherries in Kirsch syrup
• Cappucino Cheesecake: coffee-flavored cheesecake-optional added Kalhua-with oreo crust, frosted with mocha flavored whipped cream cheese frosting and topped with dark chocolate shavings and chocolate-covered espresso beans. Chocolate graham or Oreo crust.
• Orange Chocolate Cheesecake: orange-flavored cheesecake swirled with dark chocolate cheesecake and a chocolate graham crust, garnished with orange slices
• Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake: raspberry-flavored cheesecake swirled with dark chocolate cheesecake and a chocolate graham crust, garnished with fresh raspberries-if available, or a raspberries in syrup made from frozen raspberries.
• Apple Caramel Cheesecake: apple flavored cheesecake-made with real applesauce, with a bottom layer of caramel and chopped apples, topped with apple-caramel glazed sliced apples. Extra caramel sauce provided on the side. Cinnamon-graham crust or oatmeal-walnut crust
• Pear-Raspberry Cheesecake: Pear-flavored cheesecake-made with real pears, with a bottom layer of raspberry-flavored cheesecake. Topped with a pear-raspberry compote. Cinnamon-graham crust or walnut-shortbread crust. Optional walnuts in the compote.
• Vanilla Cheesecake with graham crust and your choice of fruit compote topping
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cheesecake: Peanut butter cheesecake with mini-chocolate chips. Frosted with chocolate, topped with peanuts. Chocolate graham or Oreo crust.

Mix and match the above for a custom cheesecake or request something new... I love to create new ones. Choose a pick-up date between Dec 12-22, or optionally delay your gift until a specific future event date of your choice in the New Year. Enjoy!

I can't roll out a whole lot of cheesecakes this season, but if anyone else wants one in the future, I do make them by request for the cost of ingredients plus taking care of childcare while I bake :)

(Just a note of caution: So far, I've only made and experimented with dessert cheesecakes. I don't mind trying, but I haven't yet ever made a savory cheesecake-such as hot-pepper, or salmon-cheddar, or any other non-dessert flavor).