Why is it called Cheese Cake?

[EmuZombie Veteran]

Why is Cheese Cake called Cheese Cake? I mean, it's obviously a pie....

[aem4162]

i think it has cream cheese in it...check out foodtv.com for some recipes from "good eats"

[Evil Dragon]

...I think its because you make it with creamcheese. :huh:

[rvbfan]

:huh: Are you kidding? :wacko:

[Billthy]

i dont really care if its a pie or cake... its DAMN GOOD

[cyclingplatypus]

Because it's made from delicious cream cheese...that and pie made from cream cheese just didn't flow off the tongue as easy.

[machima]

It has Cream Cheese in it.

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[Takaras]

Actually he was questioning the cake portion of the name....

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:huh: why am I responding to this thread.

[EmuZombie Veteran]

you people need to read more carefully....

READ AGAIN

Then reply... :rolleyes:

the question is not why it's called Cheese. It's Why it's called a CAKE when it is obviously a PIE

[Amarok]

Because Cheesepie sounds weird.

[Evil Dragon]

Actually he was questioning the cake portion of the name....

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:huh: why am I responding to this thread.

Oh yeah! Lol, I think you're right! Weeeeeell... Pies usually have a layer of crust on top of them while cakes... Uhh.... Don't... Ahem.... :shifty:

[aem4162]

you people need to read more carefully....

READ AGAIN

Then reply... :rolleyes:

the question is not why it's called Cheese. It's Why it's called a CAKE when it is obviously a PIE

hon, it looks like a cake :yes:

[MikeCoz]

i dont really like cheese cake :/ :s

[SOOPAH256]

hon, it looks like a cake :yes:

you go, anita!

haha, i guess that'd be a good answer?

but i'm sure they've named a buttload of stuff w/ even stupider names

anyway, this thread has given me an urge to eat cheesecake.

dangit, EmuZombie! :p

[machima]

Because pie bases usually cover the sides, where Cheese Cake only has the bottom bit made of the Breadcrumb mix (On a proper cheese cake) so it's classified as a pie.

[Steven]

Pie has a crust. Cake doesn't!

[gadean]

Hrmmm.. let's see what dictionary.com has to say about this:

Cake:

1. A sweet baked food made of flour, liquid, eggs, and other ingredients, such as raising agents and flavorings.

2. A flat rounded mass of dough or batter, such as a pancake that is baked or fried.

3. A flat rounded mass of hashed or chopped food that is baked or fried; a patty.

4. A shaped or molded piece, as of soap or ice.

5. A layer or deposit of compacted matter: a cake of grime in the oven.

Pie:

1. A baked food composed of a pastry shell filled with fruit, meat, cheese, or other ingredients, and usually covered with a pastry crust.

2. A layer cake having cream, custard, or jelly filling.

3. A whole that can be shared

Cheesecake:

1. A cake made of sweetened cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs, milk, sugar, and flavorings.

The definition of cheesecake is contradicting since cheesecake contains no flour.. and the "mass of dough or batter that is baked" is not flat, either, so it does not fall in place with the second definition of cake. Hrm, so considering that the filling is essentially a custard I'd say cheesecake is a pie. But cheesecake is the name not a descriptive term so therefore we must call it "cheesecake pie" not "cheesepie".

From now on we, my fellow Neowinians, must refer to this dessert as "Cheesecake Pie"! :woot:

[obiwong]

the question is not why it's called Cheese. It's Why it's called a CAKE when it is obviously a PIE

cuz cheese pie just sonuds funny :laugh:

[mooodi]

no ppl stop...pie..is different..pie u never put in the fridge..etc..

cheese cake(witch my mom makes very well) on the other hand is cooked and put in the fridge...its really crappy if its hot...just imagine...cheese cake with strawberry on tope or cherry...but w8 its boiling hot..

na dosent work....cheese cake is cold..

cakes r always sweet..pies can sumtims b sweet...but not always....

[EmuZombie Veteran]

no ppl stop...pie..is different..pie u never put in the fridge..etc..

you do put pie in the fridge. It won't last very long if you don't :rofl:

[DsnBehind]

Why is it called Cheese Cake?

When it's that good, it doesn't matter. :drool:

[vellox]

mmmm cheesepie

[BlueBlood]

i want some now :) its very nice

[Jessterw]

Of course, the definition of a pie and a cake change depending where in the world you are. For that matter, the definitions of each have changed over the course of time.

No matter what you want to call it, and no matter if it's a pie or a cake, my wife makes the best damn Chocolate cheesecake. Hmm... might have to see if I can talk her into making one soon... :p

[rvbfan]

Because you make the filling with a batter like a cake instead of a filling like a pie