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Shavuos
Recipes
BY BRACHA SHOR,
Sweet and Good Catering
SHAVUOS is coming! CHEESECAKE FACTORY OREO Oreo Cheesecake Layer
I know, CHEESECAKE (Adapted from 11⁄2 c. heavy cream
because we’ve been counting the Food.com) 1⁄2 c. sugar
omer day by day – each day meaning- People tell me they like my recipes 1 tsp. vanilla extract
ful, each day a chance to accomplish because they’re easy. Well, here’s an 16 oz. cream cheese, softened
good. This counting of the omer exception. This cake is a bit more com- Oreo cookies, original (not double
reminds me that, every day, I am sup- plicated, but it is a stunner and is deli- stuffed)
posed to improve my character traits. cious and rich.
Every day I can accomplish mitzvos Oreo Mousse Layer
and help people, even if it is only shar- Chocolate Cake Layer 1⁄4 oz. unflavored kosher gelatin
ing a smile, and make someone else’s If you have a favorite chocolate cake (Willigers is a kosher fish gelatin)
burden just a little bit less. recipe, you can use it for the chocolate 1⁄2 c. hot water
cake layer. 2 oz. white baking chocolate
One of my favorite things to share is 1 egg yolk
food, and the holidays always bring 9 T. sugar 11⁄2 tsp. corn syrup
many opportunities! Shavuos! It is very 1 egg 1 T. milk
easy to share cheesecake, it turns out. 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla 11⁄2 c. heavy cream
Cheesecake is an extremely versatile 2 T. vegetable oil 10 Oreo cookies, crushed
“cake,” but it’s really not a cake; it 1 T. shortening
should be considered a custard. In fact, 1⁄4 c. water Chocolate Ganache Layer
if you place a water bath in your oven 1⁄2 c. all-purpose flour 1 egg
(a pan filled with about an inch of 3 T. Hershey’s cocoa powder (not dark) 3⁄4 c. heavy cream
water under the rack where the 1⁄2 tsp. baking powder 1⁄4 c. sugar
cheesecake is), this will make the tem- 1⁄4 tsp. baking soda 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla extract
perature in your oven more even (and 1⁄4 tsp. salt 11⁄4 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
humid) and help the cheesecake cook chocolate icing 6 oz. mini-chocolate chips (1⁄2 bag)
more evenly.
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Recipes
BY BRACHA SHOR,
Sweet and Good Catering
SHAVUOS is coming! CHEESECAKE FACTORY OREO Oreo Cheesecake Layer
I know, CHEESECAKE (Adapted from 11⁄2 c. heavy cream
because we’ve been counting the Food.com) 1⁄2 c. sugar
omer day by day – each day meaning- People tell me they like my recipes 1 tsp. vanilla extract
ful, each day a chance to accomplish because they’re easy. Well, here’s an 16 oz. cream cheese, softened
good. This counting of the omer exception. This cake is a bit more com- Oreo cookies, original (not double
reminds me that, every day, I am sup- plicated, but it is a stunner and is deli- stuffed)
posed to improve my character traits. cious and rich.
Every day I can accomplish mitzvos Oreo Mousse Layer
and help people, even if it is only shar- Chocolate Cake Layer 1⁄4 oz. unflavored kosher gelatin
ing a smile, and make someone else’s If you have a favorite chocolate cake (Willigers is a kosher fish gelatin)
burden just a little bit less. recipe, you can use it for the chocolate 1⁄2 c. hot water
cake layer. 2 oz. white baking chocolate
One of my favorite things to share is 1 egg yolk
food, and the holidays always bring 9 T. sugar 11⁄2 tsp. corn syrup
many opportunities! Shavuos! It is very 1 egg 1 T. milk
easy to share cheesecake, it turns out. 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla 11⁄2 c. heavy cream
Cheesecake is an extremely versatile 2 T. vegetable oil 10 Oreo cookies, crushed
“cake,” but it’s really not a cake; it 1 T. shortening
should be considered a custard. In fact, 1⁄4 c. water Chocolate Ganache Layer
if you place a water bath in your oven 1⁄2 c. all-purpose flour 1 egg
(a pan filled with about an inch of 3 T. Hershey’s cocoa powder (not dark) 3⁄4 c. heavy cream
water under the rack where the 1⁄2 tsp. baking powder 1⁄4 c. sugar
cheesecake is), this will make the tem- 1⁄4 tsp. baking soda 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla extract
perature in your oven more even (and 1⁄4 tsp. salt 11⁄4 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
humid) and help the cheesecake cook chocolate icing 6 oz. mini-chocolate chips (1⁄2 bag)
more evenly.
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