fandomhigh | Baking Workshop 8/14, Monday Morning

"Good morning," Piper greets as the students arrive. "Today, you're going to make cheesecake. I brought a sample as well as muffins. Take whatever you want."

"I'd like each of you to bring a recipe of your choice next week. That's what you'll be making," she continues. "Try not to use a recipe that requires open flames."

She hands them a list of ingredients and instructions. "As always, I'm around if you have questions."

Equipment Needed

Measuring Cups

Measuring Spoons

Bowls

Springform Pan

Mixer

Knife

Crust Ingredients

1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/4 cup butter, melted

2 tablespoons sugar

Filling Ingredients

3 packages cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup sugar

3 eggs

2 cups sour cream

2 teaspoons vanilla

Topping Ingredients

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Heat oven to 325°F.

Combine all crust ingredients in medium bowl.

Press onto bottom and 1-inch up sides of ungreased 9-inch springform pan.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.

Combine cream cheese and sugar in large bowl.

Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.

Gradually add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Reduce speed to low; add 1/2 cup sour cream and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat until well mixed.

Pour cream cheese mixture into baked crust.

Bake for 80 minutes or until set 2 inches from edge of pan.

Meanwhile, combine remaining sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla in small bowl.

Evenly spread over top of hot cheesecake.

Continue baking for 7 minutes.

Loosen sides of cheesecake from pan by running knife around inside of pan; remove sides of pan.

Cool completely (about 2 hours).

Leave uncovered until completely cooled. Store refrigerated.

[ooc: ingredients and instructions from here]

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"Hey, Angela," Marie said. "Want to work together?"

"Sure," Angela said, scooting over to make room for Marie. "I just started."

"How was your weekend?"

"I wasn't feeling well, so I mostly just stayed in my room. But I'm better now," Marie said, gathering the ingredients for the filling. "How about you?"

"Quiet for me, too," Angela said, starting to pat the crust into the pan. "Mostly just hung out." She smiled. "It's always kind of a weird relief when we get a boring weekend here."

"Yeah, I bet," Marie said. "Seems like there has been a lot of weird stuff going on lately."

"If by lately you mean always?," Angela asked. "Yeah. It's a weird little place."

Marie giggled as she started mixing ingredients. "I can't believe that I didn't believe people's warnings when I got here."

"At least you giot warnings," Angela said. "When we got here last fall? We got to find out about gremlins and everything all by ourselves." She moved to turn on the oven.

"Wow, that would definitely be worse," Marie agreed. "But you stayed, so I guess that says something about the school."

"I stayed," Angela agreed, tucking hair behind her ear. "I had a boyfriend, and ... stuff started to make sense."

"Are you sticking around for the fall?"

"Yeah, I am," Marie said. "It's weird, but I can't imagine going home now. Knowing that magic and aliens and everything is real? Kind of makes living in small town Mississippi a lot different."

"That's part of why I didn't go home," Angela said. "Normal feels too weird."

"So you're from a place without any of the weird stuff?"

"Well, it turns out that there are mutants in my dimension," Marie admitted. "But where I'm from, they're, um, treated pretty badly."

"That's sad," Angela said, frowning. "Like, they throw them in jail, or what? It's not like they can help it."

Marie bit her lip. "They're really mean," she said haltingly. "When I was home a few weeks ago, they ran a girl out of the town next to mine."

Angela shivered. "Just for having powers?" she said. "I guess people have a hard time with what they can't understand, but... awful."

"Yeah, it was pretty ugly. Made me see a lot of people I know in a different light," Marie shuddered slightly.

"Anyway, I think we're ready to assemble this and put it in the oven."

Angela nodded, ready to move away from the troubling subject. "It looks good," she said. "I love cheesecake."

"So do I," Marie said. "How long do we need to bake it?" she asked, ready to set the timer.

"We already baked the crust," Angela ~~modded~~ read. "So ... 80 minutes? That seems like a long time."

"Wow, yeah it does," Marie agreed. "Well, here goes nothing."

Angea opened the oven, waiting for Marie to put the pan in. "Piper's recipes are usually pretty good."

Marie slid the pan in and started the timer.

"Yeah, they are," she agreed. "Of course, I like to bake, so I don't have as much trouble as some people seem to."

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