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Why Your Cheesecake Is Cracking And How To Stop It By Joe Hoeffner Aug. 27, 2025 12:00 pm EST

If cheesecake is good enough for "The Golden Girls" ( You can always thank cheesecake for being a friend ), it's good enough for you. A nice cold slice of cheesecake, with its graham cracker crust; its creamy, custardy filling; and whatever sweet, fruity topping you like best, hits like nothing else when you're in the right mood. But, what's this? You put your cheesecake in the oven to bake, only to later find what appears to be the San Andreas Fault streaking across its surface. What caused this unsightly crack, and how can you make sure it doesn't happen again? We asked Yami Mercado, the pastry chef at the Chicago Athletic Association , who explained that the cracks ha

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