Birthday Cheesecake

I took my aunt out for her birthday dinner a few months ago,

when it came time for dessert

(something I rarely indulge in)

our waitress rattled off the choices and I caught mention of a key lime pie cheesecake.

My aunt and I both love cheesecake so after a look was decided to go for

but we'd share-of course.

I was decadent.

Light were it should have been rich,

and rich were it should have been too sweet.

There were bubbles and velvet blending to make-out on my tongue.

(Not the just-wed-polite-long-kiss but a full on whos-saliva-is-this-mouth-on-mouth combination)

So I decided I had to make it.

I didn't know how.

I'd never done anything with limes before

(gin and tonic mixing doesn't count!)

much less key limes!

I mean what even is that?

The first step was finding a recipe on Tastespotting.

Step two was promising my sister a key lime cheesecake for her birthday.

Step two insures I will do it.

Because Claire never forgets-and never forgives when it comes to cheesecake.

Then, after finals were done and Claire's birthday had passed I whipped up this beauty.

It wasn't hard and I will do this again for sure.

I mean it's a cheesecake with fruit so it has to be good for you!

Right?!