Had a near disaster swapping sour cream for yogurt in a cheesecake at a potluck last Saturday

I was at this neighborhood gathering and nobody told me Greek yogurt has way more whey than sour cream, so my cheesecake came out soupy and I had to pretend it was a newfangled dessert style, has anyone else had a baking fail from a swap they trusted too much?

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ericj4511d ago

12 eggs and a half gallon of whey later I'm still finding excuses for why my "fluid cheesecake" was actually an intentional custard situation. Next time I'll just bring chips and dip like a normal person instead of trying to be a baking influencer.

noaht1511d ago

Oh man, that's rough... Greek yogurt really is a sneaky beast in baking. Sounds like you ended up with a cheesecake soup, which is either a disaster or a new trendy dessert depending on how you spin it. At least you can claim you were ahead of the curve on the whole deconstructed dessert thing.

young.nora11d ago

Welp... Greek yogurt's a total wildcard in baking. Better to own the "soupy cheesecake pudding" look than admit defeat.