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If you’re including a special cheesecake, consider taking the extra step of thinking about the presentation of your dessert. We get pleasure from our food with our eyes, in addition to our taste buds. Always play around with your own thoughts, but these are a handful of ideas to get you started.

New York Cheesecake: This is what most people would think of as the plain or “unflavored” cheesecake. Frankly, it is anything but! However, the taste will adjust well to nearly any accompaniment. Well, maybe not broccoli! I believe that you should consider picking up on the richness of this versatile cheesecake by putting a healthy amount of hot caramel topping around the plate.

Blueberry Cheesecake: Purchase a high quality blueberry preserve. Stir in enough lemon juice to dilute the preserves so that it will come off a teaspoon on its own. Drizzle the diluted preserves in a zigzag pattern across the cake. The tartness of the lemon juice will provide a nice counterpoint to the sweet taste of the preserves and cake.

Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake: This cheesecake has a variety of flavors incorporated, so it’s a good idea not to try to introduce a new one. Instead, place a few flower petals around the plate to enhance the appearance. Orange petals especially compliment the color of the cheesecake.

Pumpkin Cheesecake, a holiday time favorite, is even creamier than the more traditional pumpkin pie. Cut a festive hole in some paper–holiday tree shaped or a star. Center the paper over the top of the slice. In the hole you’ve cut in the paper, gently sprinkle cinnamon.

Low Carb Cheesecakes: A mint sprig placed on the side of the dessert will make this diet dessert seem even more wonderful without unnecessary carbs.

The visual appearance of the plate impacts the presentation as much as what you place on it. Certainly, the small plates that are part of your china set will meet your needs. But the expanded storage space in modern kitchens allow many hosts and hostesses to keep specialty plates. People have unique salsa and chip servers, as opposed to the typical bowls. Why not get special serving pieces that you use only for those spectacular dessert celebrations?

A great cheesecake is certainly worth the expense, even if it can not be your usual part of your diet. On those occasions when you are about to splurge, feast with your vision as well as the sense of taste!