To Each His Own

David makes a CD that 30,000 churches have the potential to hear. What do I make?

A chocolate cheesecake. With homemade whipped cream and dark chocolate shavings.

I personally consider those two accomplishments to be of equal importance. I mean, come on, people. We're talking cheesecake. It was my birthday cake of choice when I was younger. And since Mom is too far away to play chef, I decided it was time to learn.

On Saturday I gathered all the ingredients, bought a double boiler, and a springform pan so I could try this. (I know you can use a metal bowl over a pot, but we don't have one.)

Sunday afternoon while David mowed the lawn, I donned my apron (thank you Rebecca and Rachel!) and spent three hours in the kitchen. One hour to prepare, one hour to bake, one hour to set, and technically, at least one hour in the fridge before serving. But I left the kitchen once this was in the fridge.

I brought half of it to work, and shared it with my friend E who was in town from Texas (Side note: Yay for visits from old friends! An evening chatting was good for my soul.) D made the "I think this is super yummy" noise when he tasted it, and asked, "Can you make this cake every week?"

Yay.