Happy Birthday to me!
Just over a week ago I turned twenty-one. I have not yet entered the stage of my life where I fear my birthdays (I am only half way there), so I was excited. I think the number sounds very pretty (how vain!), and it is the lucky age at which you may legally consume a martini anywhere in the world!
Late on the date of my birthday, I was surprised from my studying (yes I was doing homework on the day of my birthday – brownie points please!?!). Three of my girlfriends led me blindfolded to the squeaky, uneven cobalt blue table in my basement apartment. When commanded to open my eyes I was delighted with a dark chocolate cheesecake piled high with fresh strawberries and stark white whipped cream. I obviously squealed with delight!
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| Shocklate Cheesecake |
My dear friend Lyndsay who managed to create this beautiful birthday cake, coaxed me to slice it and enjoy it that same evening (I have a policy against eating anything heavy at night, but of course cheesecake is exempt from that policy). I was floored by how deliciously smooth this homemade cheesecake was. Along with this silken texture was a rich, pungent cocoa flavour. Lyndsay didn’t hesitate to share that the cheesecake was made from one of my favourite cookbooks, and it was the recipe I was itching to try as soon as an opportunity presented itself.
The best part of this cheesecake is the flavour and mouth-feel it imparts. What’s more is this cheesecake recipe comes from a cookbook that re-creates delicious dishes renowned for their high fat, high sugar, high calories and tweaks the ingredients to make it just a bit better for your health. So not only do I still get my delightful cheesecake, but I also keep out of the confessional. This was made possible by using a low fat Betty Crocker Brownie base, low fat cream cheese, low fat sour cream, 1% cottage cheese and a fat free egg substitute.
This cheesecake is guilt free!!! The only thing you might feel guilty about is your inability to share!
FYI: the last piece of cheesecake just left my freezer last night and as I mentioned earlier… my birthday was just over a week ago.
RELAX: I shared at least half of it ;)
Check out the Shocklate Cheesecake in my Recipe Book
Shaylin, I love your blog, all these recipes look really good! This chocolate cheesecake recipe especially caught my eye because chocolate is my guilty pleasure! I will have to try it sometime. I was really excited to see that you got it from Greta and Janet Podleski's cookbooks. I love there cook books because they have so many good healthy recipes in them. Happy super Belated Birthday too!
ReplyDeleteyou definitely have some great recipes here shay - the microwave PB/chocolate cheesecake was delicious - but i definitely need to try this one! i can imagine it would be hard for any girl to turn down this smooth, chocolately creation. AND with those small substitutions, the guilt factor goes way down! thanks for the ideas :)
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