The day before Thanksgiving, Ava helped me make this Malted Milk Chocolate Cheesecake.
Well, not this one, per se, but the first one of two.
The first one–fresh out of the oven–slid off it’s perch in the back of the Pilot as we drove out of the driveway that afternoon. It was sandwiched sideways between the luggage and the lift gate.
I tried to catch it with one hand as I opened the lift gate with the other, but only managed to burn my hands as it sloshed out of the pan and down the bumper of the car, landing in the driveway in a big chocolate puddle.
Bryan, who hates packing, traveling and especially traveling with things that are poorly packed, sighed heavily and headed back to the house to gather the things we’d need to clean up this giant mess.
He returned with a trash can, paper towels and a spoon.
With the positive results of Bryan’s taste test, I picked up the ingredients on the way out of town, and I made it again once we arrived.
This time, it stayed intact until it was served. It was only then I realized I added just half the sugar the recipe required.
Third time’s a charm, right?
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Posted by Doug on December 8, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Let’s call it Rebecca’s Reduced-Sugar Malted-Milk Cheesecake, perfect for your next tailgate! I don’t know what it tastes like with full sugar but it is really superb, Rebecca, as are all your cheesecakes! I’m not a fan of pumpkin pie, but I love your pumpkin cheesecake. Come spring, the ants will have a picnic on your driveway!
Posted by Rebecca on December 8, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I REALLY wish I would have thought of that tailgate joke.
Posted by Stefanie on December 8, 2009 at 10:02 pm
I too have had a cheesecake casualty as well….it’s such a shame to see cheesecake in a heap on the floor, or your case, the ground. My friend and I both looked at each other and we were like “Does the 5 second rule apply in this case?” I responded, “Not in a household with two hairy dogs…..au revoir cheesecake!”