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1970s-present - Cheesecake Factory-style restaurant bakers, supermarket bakeries, and home bakers making multi-flavor party desserts
A four-flavor cheesecake sampler with one base cheesecake and sections topped with plain, strawberry, chocolate, and caramel-pecan finishes.
Difficulty
Moderate
Prep time
35 minutes
Cook time
1 hour
Total time
7 hours 35 minutes including chilling
Servings
12 servings
Region
American family restaurants, bakeries, and supermarket freezer cases
Era introduced
1970s-present
Introduced by
Cheesecake Factory-style restaurant bakers, supermarket bakeries, and home bakers making multi-flavor party desserts
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The cheesecake sampler belongs to the chain-restaurant and supermarket era, when diners wanted variety without ordering four whole desserts. The Cheesecake Factory made many-flavor cheesecake a national restaurant language after its Beverly Hills restaurant opened in 1978, while freezer-case samplers brought assorted slices home. This homemade version bakes one classic cheesecake and finishes sections with different toppings.
Drafted with Cheesecake Factory company history (https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/about-us), restaurant-variety context from Business Insider (https://www.businessinsider.com/the-cheesecake-factory-history-timeline-photos), retail sampler context from Publix product listing (https://delivery.publix.com/landing?postal_code=30075&product_id=2756805®ion_id=739598143&retailer_id=57), and homemade sampler technique from SugarHero (https://www.sugarhero.com/10-flavor-cheesecake-sampler/).
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