I feel like having this debate again: Is cheesecake a pie or a cake?

I feel that cheesecake is a misnomer. Although 'cake' is in the word cheesecake, I don't think it's actually a cake. To me, a cake is crumbly, and a cheescake is FAR too moist and dense to be a cake. I also think the biggest giveaway that cheesecake is a pie is the fact that it has a crust.

Cake otherwise it would be called cheese pie.

I feel that cheesecake is a misnomer. Although 'cake' is in the word cheesecake, I don't think it's actually a cake. To me, a cake is crumbly, and a cheescake is FAR too moist and dense to be a cake. I also think the biggest giveaway that cheesecake is a pie is the fact that it has a crust.

JustPlainLucas

Cake otherwise it would be called cheese pie.

Pirate700

"Cheesecakes can be broadly categorized into two basic types: baked and unbaked. Both are considered to be pies, despite the given name."

Wikipedia obviously never lies, so there you go. :P

"Cheesecakes can be broadly categorized into two basic types: baked and unbaked. Both are considered to be pies, despite the given name."

Wikipedia obviously never lies, so there you go. :P

GabuEx

"Cheesecakes can be broadly categorized into two basic types: baked and unbaked. Both are considered to be pies, despite the given name."

Wikipedia obviously never lies, so there you go. :P

GabuEx

cheesecake is a custard base poured into a crust, therefore it is a pie, despite the name "cheesecake"

I mean, it makes sense...cheesecake sounds good...cheesepie though? Not so much.

Furthermore, "cakes" consist of a batter that is baked and then frosted. There is no such batter to cheesecake.

its a pie, cakes are bread like and dont have a crust. pies are soft on the inside and have a crust. also cheesecake is made in a PIE DISH. i rest my case.

Cake otherwise it would be called cheese pie.

Pirate700

yea, but you order "jumbo shrimp" at a restuarant and theyre still pretty small. I expect anything with the title of "jumbo" to be at least as big as my hand...but no...those jumbo shrimps are a few grams larger than just plain ol' shrimps

"Cheesecakes can be broadly categorized into two basic types: baked and unbaked. Both are considered to be pies, despite the given name."

Wikipedia obviously never lies, so there you go. :P

GabuEx

Wikipedia is telling me that it is considered a pie.McJugga

its a pie, cakes are bread like and dont have a crust. pies are soft on the inside and have a crust. also cheesecake is made in a PIE DISH. i rest my case.

cornholio157

110% agreed, to the EXXXTREME!

Pie Definition:

1. A baked food composed of a pastry shell filled with fruit, meat, cheese, or other ingredients, and usually covered with a pastry crust.

There you go, its a pie.

Hmm. Interesting. I think it's bi-dessertual Adam_the_Nerd

cheesecake is a custard base poured into a crust, therefore it is a pie, despite the name "cheesecake"

I mean, it makes sense...cheesecake sounds good...cheesepie though? Not so much.

Furthermore, "cakes" consist of a batter that is baked and then frosted. There is no such batter to cheesecake.

mrbojangles25

[QUOTE="Adam_the_Nerd"]Hmm. Interesting. I think it's bi-dessertual JustPlainLucas

cheesecake is a custard base poured into a crust, therefore it is a pie, despite the name "cheesecake"

I mean, it makes sense...cheesecake sounds good...cheesepie though? Not so much.

Furthermore, "cakes" consist of a batter that is baked and then frosted. There is no such batter to cheesecake.

mrbojangles25

thank you. I was a chef, so I should know *looks smug*

Easily a pie. I love all cakes, but I dont love all pies. And I hate cheesecake. Therefore cheesecake = pie.Mousetaches

Pie Definition:

1. A baked food composed of a pastry shell filled with fruit, meat, cheese, or other ingredients, and usually covered with a pastry crust.

There you go, its a pie.

Zerocrossings

I think it's a 3.14

thank you. I was a chef, so I should know *looks smug*

mrbojangles25

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

thank you. I was a chef, so I should know *looks smug*

JustPlainLucas

I've made many a cheesecake.

I even made a goat cheese cheesecake, flavored with roasted bell pepper and topped with fig jam for an appetizer. It was amazing

I've made many a cheesecake.

I even made a goat cheese cheesecake, flavored with roasted bell pepper and topped with fig jam for an appetizer. It was amazing

mrbojangles25

cake
then again it could be a lie......and be a pie.......:shock:

cake
then again it could be a lie......and be a pie.......:shock:

GC4ever

Furthermore, "cakes" consist of a batter that is baked and then frosted.mrbojangles25

This. It is not a cake unless it was made from a batter. Simple as that.

And that goes for ice cream cakes as well. Not cakes. An ice cream dish, or a pie at best.

I never thought of it that way... I've always considered it as a cake.

Hmmm... *head explodes*

Since when cheese and cake add up. i am naturally demented being bilingual. The name sound bad, but the desert is

so good. Turtle cake will get some time to get there but it is worth. it.

[QUOTE="GC4ever"]

cake
then again it could be a lie......and be a pie.......:shock:

Sajedene

Haha that's a good riddle

"Which cake is a lie?":P

It's a cake because it's just like chocolate cake (well, the one I eat) and it doesn't have crust on top of it.

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

"Cheesecakes can be broadly categorized into two basic types: baked and unbaked. Both are considered to be pies, despite the given name."

Wikipedia obviously never lies, so there you go. :P

JustBeingFrank

Pie: A layer cake having cream, custard, or jelly filling. So if a pie can be a cake, why can't a cake be a pie?

I mean, just type cheesecake and chocolate cake in google... They are both cakes.

Cheesecake is a cake. It might be a cultural thing but I only consider 'savory pies' to be pies and the rest to be cakes. When you say 'pie' to an Australian a meat pie is the first thing to come to mind.

It is a cake, but some people call it a pie :D

Its a pie.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheesecake#History

It's a pie.....and it is misnamed.LJS9502_basic