Why is it called Cheese Cake?

[LESSDANGEROUS]

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

this person is almost completely correct. as mentioned above, cheesecakes don't use flour, but essentially it is still a batter, and acts like a cake batter as when you bake it, it rises, as opposed to a pie's stagnant behavior as it cooks.

btw, there are real cheesecakes, and then there are the faux cheesecakes which too many people are familiar with. these are commonly found in a jell-o no-bake box, or is the stuff you'll find at your common fast-food chain. these faux cheesecakes are technicly pies, as they don't require baking, and simply compose of a crust and filling.

[Keldyn]

Pie has a crust. Cake doesn't!

exactly! I would have said much the same.

[yanman]

mmm... cake.... mmm... pie... mmm... food...

I'm hungry now consarnit! LOL

Anyway, it is a cake. As xStainDx and Keldyn has said, it has no crust, and also pies usually have a pastry lid over it.

[Jessterw]

btw, there are real cheesecakes, and then there are the faux cheesecakes which too many people are familiar with.  these are commonly found in a jell-o no-bake box, or is the stuff you'll find at your common fast-food chain.  these faux cheesecakes are technicly pies, as they don't require baking, and simply compose of a crust and filling.

Oddly enough I've never seen or had a cheesecake that wasn't baked. Though I have seen a plethora of cheesecake flavored foods, especially in the jell-o and pudding aisle.

[Hum]

:rolleyes: It's more pudding-like in the middle, cake-like on the edges ...

http://www.georgefamily.net/cookbook/66Cheesecake.html

[spaceman255]

I don't think i have ever seen cheese pie befor...i have always seen it in cake form.

[Joel]

Damn, now I want cheesecake. Or cheesepie. Whatever, that yummy thing with lotsa cheese. And strawberries. And graham cracker crust. Hmmmmmmmmm.........

[Homie]

Actualy Ive heared people use cheesepie. Just dont rememeber where, this was at some small town when we were roadtrippin in a little classic style diner.

[Aaron Veteran]

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....

Nope. Key Lime Pie goes in the freezer. And it has no flour so it is a pie. I alos fully agree that Chees Pie is a bad choice, it brings to mind thoughts I'd rather not have... :x

[jkrupa128]

All this reading is making me hungry. I think I'll have a Hot Dog. Wait....you don't think they're made with....[GULP] :x

[Spyder Veteran]

most pies have a liquid or gooey center don't they? cheesecake is solid. perhaps thats why

[Si Veteran]

^ since when?

Cheesecake is like a deep pan pizza but sweet. A nice pastry base with tall sides full of a yellowy-white gooey stuff :yum:

[Spyder Veteran]

since when about what? i would call cheesecake creamy but its definately solid, unlike pies. thus cake, not pie. thats my guess at least

[Si Veteran]

ok you win :blush:

[Spyder Veteran]

lol its not a matter of winning mate..just clarifying what i meant. i'm just guessing anyway.. i can definately be wrong

[DsnBehind]

i can definately be wrong

A Neowin mod wrong? :o Never! :ninja:

[Spyder Veteran]

:laugh: i wish

[jaffa]

:laugh: i wish

completely offtopic.. where is poops? :laugh:

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

Weird coincidence. And just to bug silly_walk...

Got a nice Sainsburys Strawberry Cheesecake out of the freezer earlier today ready to eat for my pudding after dinner this evening :)

Yum yum - love cheesecake :)

Pic attached :D :p

[Deryck]

This is a cheesecake:

This is a veal pie:

The reason why it's a cake is that a cheesecake is not enclosed or covered in pastry.

[EmuZombie Veteran]

With a single thread I have managed to get half of neowin craving Cheesecake now :D

[MrA]

Reminds me of an 'incident' at school. Somehow, my english class got into a discussion and cheesecake was mentioned. I was the only person to say "Chocolate and cheese don't mix". We got into a discussion concerning cheesecake and the teacher decided she was gonna make me a chocolate cheesecake. A year later, she made it for her class, but I was in a different class so she reserved me a slice and came over to my class duing a presentation to give me. After that, I no longer have a problem with chocolate cheesecake.

[jaffa]

Reminds me of an 'incident' at school. Somehow, my english class got into a discussion and cheesecake was mentioned. I was the only person to say "Chocolate and cheese don't mix". We got into a discussion concerning cheesecake and the teacher decided she was gonna make me a chocolate cheesecake. A year later, she made it for her class, but I was in a different class so she reserved me a slice and came over to my class duing a presentation to give me. After that, I no longer have a problem with chocolate cheesecake.

:p

[Misfit]

Back to the original question...

Pie: pastry crust

Cheesecake: graham cracker crust which is shaped into a flat round CAKE base

Pie: filling is cooked but does not rise

Cheesecake: filling rises, like a regular cake

Pie: filling is often topped with layer of pastry

Cheesecake: can have fruit/chocolate on top, but never pastry

Pie: baked in pie plate

Cheesecake: baked in spring-form pan, or cake pan

Pie: often eaten with ice cream

Cheesecake: who needs ice cream when you have cheesecake??

Pie: I could take it or leave it.

Cheesecake: I worship.

[Xer34]

^wow

.. damn i want cheesecake now