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At Say It With Cheesecake, it takes just three easy steps before you are on your way to enjoying one of our many cakes. First you need to choose you cheesecake (this is usually the hardest part for many of our clients). Second, you select your message (you would be surprised at the variety of personalized messages we have received over the years). Lastly, you send your order off and let our staff make the personal cheesecake that you and your taste buds will enjoy.
It's should not come as a surprise that we think that Cheesecake is the most interesting cake around. Cheesecake was introduced to the United States in 1872, as a result of Americans desires for other options than the traditional Neufchatel cake popular in France. The first record of cheesecake was at the Grecian Olympic games. It's hard to imagine the Olympic athletes of today having a slice of strawberry cheesecake with their electrolyte beverage after a big competition. Another interesting cheesecake fact is that Cato the Elder enjoyed cheesecake so much that he included it in his farming manuals. Can you imagine the farming manuals of today including cake recipes alongside a precast concrete and precast stormwater interceptor, as farmers nibbled on slices of cake while checking on their above ground fuel storage tanks. The cheesecakes we enjoy today are quite similar to the cakes that were used as offerings to the Grecian Gods. Do you imagine Zeus preferred white chocolate or cherry cheesecake?
As you can see, Cheesecake has been around longer than just about anyone reading this article. One positive attribute to its age is the various regional and international variations of cheesecake that have been created over the years. New York Style Cheesecake uses heavy cream, cream cheese, egg yolks and eggs for a more robust flavor when compared to Philadelphia, which is slightly lighter that its cousin to the north. As with any close neighbors, regional differences most certainly will arise, but quality remains. Pennsylvania Dutch cheesecake has a slightly tarter taste because one of the key ingredients is farmer's cheese, which has larger curds and lower water content than other cheeses. Our international bakers have kept up with American bakers and continue to keep with their American friends. Our friends in Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Greece, the Middle East, and Latin America have all experimented with their own versions of cheesecake. Food certainly is the great connecter from culture to culture, and the cheesecake has secured its place over the years as one of the great food ambassadors of the world.
The light texture and savory cream flavor leaves many hungry eaters reaching for a second or third piece. Sonya Thomas understands a second serving of cheesecake better than anyone around. On September 26th, 2004, she ate 11 pounds of Downtown Atlantic Cheesecake in 9 minutes and is listed on the International Federation of Competitive Eating as the reigning champion. Even Zeus would be impressed with an appetite like that.
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