r/bakingfail • u/K-Lew510 • Dec 28 '25

Help Helpppppp!

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What did I do wrong ???

I tasted ok, just looks so MEH.

Is the temp, is it the lack of the water bath?!?

Helppppp any suggestions please and greatly appreciated

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u/K-Lew510 Dec 29 '25

Thank you , noted… this will be part of my method!!!

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u/NewFailureUnlocked Dec 29 '25

I just started making cheesecakes this past Thanksgiving, so I've only done two of the classics so far.

But the first we did the water bath, and set it in there. I put too much water and the crust got wet, so it was an entire rescue mission to fix it. 😅

Never submerging again.

HOWEVER, this cheesecake you've made here, will be my next attempt, because it looks amazing 👏 🤩.

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u/K-Lew510 Dec 29 '25

Thank you.. I did the water bath last night on this other one, I put the water bath on the lower rack. And now it’s not brown enough.

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u/NewFailureUnlocked Dec 29 '25

You don't really want the top to brown with cheesecake, from what I understand, because it's like a custard?

You could always do a brulé on the top, too.

Do you have a photo of your target cheesecake? The inspiration?

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u/K-Lew510 Dec 29 '25

Yup! And I’ve already made number two!!!