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Jake's Explosive Turtle Cheesecake Recipe

Jake's Explosive Turtle Cheesecake

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  • on June 06, 2013

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    I thought the topping was too hard, too...so the next time I made it, I put the gnache on top of the crust and just bought caramel sauce to drizzle on top after it was sliced...did the same with the nuts. That way, they're both optional!

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  • on May 24, 2011

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    I changed up the recipe a bit but liked the cake very much. Mine has 4 T of flour, 1/4c of whipped cream added to cheesecake batter, no chocolate chips or melted chocolate, and 3 broken Hershey's with almonds. I did home made caramel and added it directly on top of Oreo crust, before pouring on the batter. For the top, I drizzled some more caramel and pushed it down into the cheesecake batter. I used two 9" cake pans with removable bottoms. Delicious!

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  • on February 20, 2011

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    Taste is good, but the recipe directions were off. I would 1/2 the recipe for a 9" spring pan. The full recipe in the 9" caused mine to bake over about 2inches and then crack at the top. I had to scrape off the " muffin top" and put it back into the oven to continue baking. Avoid this by halving the recipe. Next time I may also choose between the chocolate chips that are folded in or the melted chocolate and not both. It was too overwhelming and didn't allow the cheesecake flavor to be the main taste. Last, DO NOT TAKE OFF SPRING PAN TILL IT CHILLS!!!! This has led to many ruined cheesecakes..." explosive" takes on a little too literal description when taking it off too early.

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  • on December 18, 2010

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    Not that difficult and very tasty!

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  • on November 27, 2010

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    This recipe was an unmitigated disaster!!!! I followed the directions exactly. I kept in the oven for right at an hour, and the top was beginning to crack, so I figured I had kept it in about the right amount of time. It was literally still raw on the inside. I had to throw it all out. There is no way that a 9" pan is right for this recipe. I noticed that several posts are suggesting a 10", and I'm not sure if that is big enough. I actually think it would have tasted great had it cooked properly. Where did I go wrong?

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  • on September 21, 2009

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    This recipe takes the cake! If you listen to Sublime you know what we are all about in Eugene, this cake was rich and hit the spot. Totally satisfied my munchie spot! I am going to have to keep one of these on hand.

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  • on September 13, 2009

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    I did not put any sugar in the oreo cookie crumbs; I think the oreos are sweet enough and I did not put any chocolate chips in the cheesecake mixture, just the melted chocolate; after reading all the reviews about how sweet it was I thought the chocolate chips and melted chocolate would be a bit much. I used a 10" springform pan which was just the right size; my cheese cake cracked while cooling so it's lucky the recipe called for melted chocolate on the top. I did not put the caramel sauce or nuts on top as my family don't like it but even so the cheesecake was hard to cut because the melted chocolate topping hardens quite a lot. You really only need a half inch or less slice otherwise it's too heavy.

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  • on September 06, 2009

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    This cheesecake is absolutely terrific! I've made it twice now and like the other reviewers have commented, definitely use caramel sundae sauce (and I even used chocolate syrup on the top otherwise it is hard to cut. Other than that, this is the perfect turtle cheesecake!

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  • on July 21, 2009

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    My husband loved this cheesecake. I always make him a chocolate cheesecake for his birthday and wanted to try something a little different. This one was great! The recipe calls for a 9 inch pan. Next time I will use my 10 inch. This was way too much for the 9 inch pan. Otherwise, no problems at all. I read the reviews first, so I knew to use caramel sundae syrup.

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  • on July 13, 2009

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    Cheesecake is my favorite dessert and this is one of my favorites!!!
    First cheesecake I have made, but I will definately make it again!!!

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