Introduction to Classic Cheesecake

Cheesecake is the dessert for all occasions. It might be after a classy meal on a first date, maybe with family after a warm and hearty home cooked meal, while sipping coffee at a cafe downtown, or just in the middle of the night as a late night snack. Cheesecake is as diverse as it is delicious and it is surprisingly easy to make with very few ingredients.

In this free video series, our expert chef will teach you how to make a classic cheesecake with kiwi topping. You will get step by step instructions for creating this rich, creamy dessert, including how to make homemade cheesecake crust and how to mix the simple ingredients for the cheesecake filling. You will also learn how to set and serve cheesecake to friends and family. If you love cheesecake this simple recipe is sure to keep your taste buds happy.

"Hi everybody. I'm Lauren Taylor here at the baker's corner. On behalf of Expert Village, I'm so happy you joined me today because, and you'll be glad too, we are making cheesecake. I do not know one person in this world who does not like cheesecake. Really, I don't think I have ever encountered someone who didn't like it. There are people who don't like chocolate, as bazaar as it is, people who don't like brownies. Bazaar, but I've never met a living soul who doesn't like cheesecake. And on the top of our cheesecake, we're making a kiwi fruit topping. I had this idea, I was recently eating some kiwi. I just love kiwi, I just love it, love it, love it. And I thought, what a great little twist instead of a raspberry, or even strawberry. Strawberry's my favorite. Instead of one of those traditional toppings, let's just change it a little and it'll still have some fruit, still be similar, it'll have that really distinct flavor that kiwi has. It'll be perfect. We are gonna be making a classic cheesecake today with a little bit different crust than you normally see, but a classic cheesecake. And one of the things I like about cheesecake is that you can make so many different varieties. You can make chocolate, you can make caramel, or you can make a mocha or you can make it fruity, make it layered, or whatever you want to do, really change it up if you want to. But today, I just want to go over a basic, one is classic and everyone loves it. And also, once you get down the basics on making a cheesecake, from that point you can use that as a springboard to make any other kind of cheesecake you could possibly crave. So let's get started on our classic cheesecake with a vanilla wafer crust and kiwi fruit topping."