Comments on: Mint Cheesecake for St. Patrick’s Day

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:03:11 +0000

Interesting… she took it down. She’s getting called out on a lot of her fraudulent photos, so I guess she’s cleaning it up.

By: zoe

zoe — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:04:06 +0000

Hi Sadie,

That is the beauty of cheesecake, you can leave it in the oven until it is set without the fear of over baking! Next time just leave it until the center is completely set, depending on the oven and the temperature of the water in the water bath, this may take a bit more time.

Thanks, Zoë

By: Sadie

Sadie — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:49:51 +0000

I did make it, but I messed up somewhere. Although the flavor was right, it did not set up as it should have. I am a cheesecake amateur, so I think I pulled it too early. When I try again I’ll use whatever I had around. Luckily I found a coworker with a little Jameson, and my brother happily drank the leftover.

By: zoe

zoe — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:34:20 +0000

Hi Sadie,

Sorry I missed your question. If you haven’t made the cake yet, you can use either of those in its place or go without the booze all together.

Thanks, Zoë

By: Sadie

Sadie — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:55:44 +0000

I want to make this soon, but I can’t find a small bottle of Irish whiskey. Could I use JD or even Beam in place? I don’t drink whiskey so I don’t know anything about their flavor profiles and how they might affect the finished product. I don’t want to buy a larger bottle. It is really pricey and I won’t drink it!

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:57:57 +0000

I bet it tastes delicious. Love the swirls very much. Beautiful!

By: zoe

zoe — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:56:48 +0000

Hi Sandy,

Have you checked your oven with an oven thermometer? They often aren’t accurate to what the dial says. The nice thing about cheesecake and custards is that they can bake without harm for as long as they need. It may be that you ended up with more batter and so it will take longer? I didn’t have to split the batter, so somehow you ended up with more. But, if it tastes good, there is no worry, just more of it!

Keep baking and checking and it will set up eventually, as long as there are enough eggs in the mix!

Thanks, Zoë

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:06:01 +0000

I think I did something wrong. It’s been baking for over an hour now, and I’ve increased the oven temperature to 200C and it still isn’t set at the edges, let alone in the middle! ( My water bath started with boiling water)

Although I followed the recipe, I seemed to have a lot more mixture than you did ( about 9 cups in total), which probably explains why it’s taking so long to cook. The batter tastes spectacular, so I’m hoping when it’s eventually done it will be worth the wait! Did you divide your batter between two tins?

By: Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles

Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:23:16 +0000

Ohhhhhhhh…how I love cheesecake. And mint. Love this!!

By: Dana B

Dana B — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:29:31 +0000

That’s cool how you got those stripes