Sweet Mother of Peanuts!

Ah...sweet chocolate and peanut butter. You melt in my mouth as would ice on a hot summer's day. You are more creamy and delicious than a cup of warm cappuccino.

I've been test baking my recipes to finalize them for the new restaurant opening up in a month. I have yet to make my carrot cake, chocolate cakes, and pies. I will soon accomplish that.

This is my Reese's PB Cheesecake. Bits of Reese's Cups rest atop two layers of peanut butter and Reese's Cup swirled within vanilla bean cheesecake, drizzled with sweet milk chocolate and a salty peanut butter blend. This cheesecake will be given to friends to taste test!

My vision is to create sweets and cakes that are unheard of, ones that are so absurd and grand that people will be confused and intrigued into tasting them. And there, my friend, is where my creativity is unleashed. Dare I dabble in the cheesecake field? YES! I have tested many recipes and experimented with different types of cheeses, eggs, sugars, creams, and flavors. I have only had to throw away two cheesecakes. Those cheesecakes were never to see the light of day. No man, woman, or child would be allowed to see the monsters I had created. Into the trash bin they flew and I continued in my search for the perfect combination of flavors.

In my mind I have many ideas and combinations I want to try. I look forward to posting my outcomes and successes. Next, a lemon blueberry cheesecake. Who said cheesecakes have to be plain and boring?!

The Cream Cheese Chasm

What a glorious day.

I fully anticipate the opening of a new restaurant here in Colorado Springs, where I will be baking my fine cheesecakes and other sweets.

My photography keeps me sane and adventurous.

I look forward to posting my adventures, my mishaps, and my humble wisdom.

It wasn't until I was twenty that I started baking cheesecakes. I despised those instant cheesecake mixes you find on any shelf in a grocery. They tasted...well...instant. I desired a more full, rich, and delightful cheesecake. I invested in spring form pans and took a leap into the cream cheese chasm. Battered but not bruised, I haven't looked back. I have expanded my cakery skills into carrot cakes, chocolate cakes, and mousse layer cakes. Of course I enjoy to bake cookies, divinity, and sugared almonds, but cheesecakes take the cake.

I always considered myself to be a creative person. An artist. Not necessarily the eccentric hippy type, but the type that is more in tune with reality and the general rules of society. I dabbled in charcoal and pen but never gave a second thought to photography. Just recently, I have accumulated many photography items- a macro lens, a fish eye lens, a tripod, two camera cases, and an amazing Canon Rebel T1i (thank you wonderful husband!).

I anticipate my blog to be filled with pictures, sweets and treats, as well as general thoughts on life or current situations.

Enjoy, friend.