Cheesecake Wedding Cake

Decorating By VACakelady Updated 13 Dec 2006 , 9:46am by hollysu

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VACakelady Posted 12 Dec 2006 , 6:15pm
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So I've done a search and ready posts about cheesecake wedding cakes, but I still have a couple of questions. Are serving sizes considered the same as any other wedding cake considering that a cheesecake is thinner than a normal layer cake? Does anyone have an idea of a per serving price for something like this? My customer is looking for a wedding cake that would serve about 175 guests, all strawberry swirl cheesecake. What sizes would I use. I have read where you can bake a cheesecake in a standard cake pan, what sizes would I need? Should I use 3" deep pans? How in the world do you bake a really large cheesecake so that it gets done all the way through without a heating core. I do bake all of my cheesecakes in a waterbath, so I know that's a start. Sorry for all the questions, but I need all the help I can get with this one. Thanks!!!

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JoAnnB Posted 12 Dec 2006 , 8:22pm
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Here is my take, I am sure others will pipe in as well. I think you could use Earlene Moore's serving chart, it is quite generous in serving sizes.

Also, I would suggest several cakes on varied pedestals, rather than trying to tier or stack this much cheesecake. The one I have in my photos was for only about 40 people.

You can use standard pans, just line them well with parchment.

A waterbath and a long baking time is required for larger cakes, but again I would choose to bake more cakes in reasonable sizes.

Cheesecake freezes well. As for cost, the ingredients are expensive, and the cakes are time consuming. I would add significantly to your normal price per serving.

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JanH Posted 12 Dec 2006 , 9:02pm
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Found some cheesecake tips:

http://threelayercake.com/?p=1164

And couldn't resist adding this interesting cheesecake recipe:

http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/rfcj/SHAVUOT/Cheesecake_Molly_Lukens_-_dairy.html

Alton Brown uses a 3" pan:

http://staging.scrippsweb.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,2257,FOOD_9936_17885,00.html

dlp has made a 14" cheesecake:

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-3570-.html

This Wilton 3 cheesecake wedding cake (serving top tier) serves 150, says cheesecake is served in smaller portion than regular cake:

http://www.a-weddingday.com/recipes/recipes2.html

HTH

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imartsy Posted 13 Dec 2006 , 2:20am
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awesome links! I'm gonna have to do this for my dad's birthday in February - he hates cake but LOVES cheesecake!!!

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VACakelady Posted 13 Dec 2006 , 8:46am
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Thank you so much for the information and links, they are a big help!!!

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hollysu Posted 13 Dec 2006 , 9:46am
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I have done several cheesecakes for weddings and use the layers as I do regular cake. Some have requested one tier as cheesecake and others as cake so the outside of the cake looks the same. I do not use the crumb crust at all on the layers but add a good filling of fudge or turtle or fruit.

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