The one that didn't work out

It's been some time since I was so "hardworking" over the weekend. But it was really quite fun to cook or try my hand at something new once in a while. Whether the final product is edible or not is another matter altogether. Haha.


Well, for this lemon pie or cheesecake or whatever you like to call it, I didn't really follow that closely to the original recipe I got from the website. Instead, I tweaked a little here and there, and followed some advice from one of the reviewers of this recipe, and took some instructions from another previous cheesecake recipe.

But the bad news was, something went wrong somewhere. The cheese didn't set as nicely as my previous cheesecake. It was then that I realised maybe it was the lack of gelatin, which I'm also not sure. But I'll definitely be trying that again, with gelatin. So I wonder how it actually turned out for those who follow the original recipe.

Anyhow, it's still edible, though a bit too soft to be a cheesecake. The husband said it was actually quite nice, and I'm really surprised how just the zest of the lemons could make the whole cake taste so lemony. Now I understand why one of the reviews for the recipe states clearly to use the zest instead of the lemon juice, which I guess, might make the cheese too sour.

And, yes... my dear boys at work are going to be horrified excited that I have something new for them to try again. :) I'm so glad that they are always so supportive of my cooking. :)

As for the recipe, I'll post it again after I give it a second try, with gelatin this time over this weekend. Hopefully it'll turn out right. *fingers crossed*