Cheesecake Cafe

It was my mum's birthday yesterday. Like every other year, i went around to search of good cheesecake for my dear mama... A different place every yr, target to try all the good cheesecakes we can find...

This yr, based on some recommendations from forums and online critics, i decided to try out The Cheesecake Cafe. Usually i would go down and taste the cake b4 i order them, but i was too bz lah... So based on popular vote, i bought the "Peach Jelly Cheesecake"

It has 2 layers of light cream cheesecake filled with bits of peaches, separated by a later of peach flavored jelly.

What to Like about this cake:

• Very light and fruity, the kind of cheesecake u can enjoy even after a hearty meal.
• Most of us find the jelly being the best part of the cake.. (hmm.. should this b a compliment?)

What NOT to like about this cake: (now i'm warming up...)

• Too light, with the citrus taste of the peaches, it tasted more like peach yogurt than cheese. Dun get me wrong, i LIKE cheesecake with fruits, (raspberry, blueberry, i would even eat NY cheesecake with jam sometime) but the peach stole all the limelight from the poor fromage...
• Did i mentioned i din taste cheese? I'm a American-Cheesecake supporter. When u eat Cheesecake.. there better be CHEESE in it. so i kinda felt cheated... sob...
• The cracker base is quite a disappointment too. (It usually is my Favourite part) It is a no-bake cheesecake, so the cracker was not baked with the cheesecake, thus explain the lack of flavour in the cracker. It is hard and dry, but the top surface of the cracker was amply drench in the peachy cheesecake moisture. The blend cracker did not fit in with the fruity taste of the cheesecake. Most of us would just leave de cracker base uneaten. Sigh...
• It's a little too pricey, 72 bucks for a 9" cheesecake... i could get a better one from a hotel. In my opinion, not worth it

Okay... Maybe i'm a little harsh on the cake. Please understand it is my MAMA's Bday... I promise her nice cheesecake every yr, and this yr... it's the worst. Sorry mama.. i letcha down...

Well, my conclusion is... IF you are not a die-hard cheesecake fan, and u usually find it hard to finish an entire slice on ur own ([cough]*~Lo~Ser*) den this is the cake for you. IF you like yogurt, you have to try this then.

Alrite, i'm not here to bring down Cheesecake Cafe... besides the peachy cake i bought for my mum, i also bot a slice of their "Rum & Raisins Cheesecake". Just to try...

This is a baked cheesecake (kinda like NY style), filled with "rummed-up" raisins.

What's to like:

• TGIC (Thank God Its Cheese), a cheesecake with more soul
• It is drench with Rum, if you like rum tt is... think if u stuff the whole cake into your system in 10 sec... u might get drunk
• The Raisins are nice.. *hic
• The cracker base is tastier too

What's Not to:

• PGMC (Please God, More Cheese)... i think i'm a mouse...
• It is 6 bucks a slice... kinda ex loh... i can get a decent one under 5...

I would think that the Rum & Raisin is a nicer cake than the peachy thing... But the truth is, i dun think i will eat their cake anymore. But for those who haven tried themselves, well... you can still give it a try coz 1 anal cheesecake lover's poison can be another's ... i can't think of a positive word... Well just do what u like... dun take my word for it... Geesh.. like who am i rite.. u probably just stumble my blog by chance... (All the best...)