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Supposed by many to be America's favorite desert, cheesecakes vary in recipes, size, consistency and taste. To understand the cheesecake, if that so happens to be an endeavor one wishes to undertake, we must first look back at its history. The cheesecakes conception supposedly took place in ancient Greece, where it was fed to Olympians. This would be around 777 B.C. An interesting side note; cheese molds have been discovered dating back to 2,000 B.C.

Who cut the cheese? It was the Romans! With the conquest of Greece, the Romans were poised as the cheesecake kings. They called the desert 'placenta,' or 'libum.' Aside from the Olympians, the cakes were often made as offerings to the gods.

The delicious desert spread across Europe from Greece like a sweet nectar, pausing briefly at kitchens along the way to bequeath its creamy recipe. Many, many years later (we're talking centuries, here), the cheesecake made its way to American shores.         {sidebar id=2}