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Hundreds of entries have been posted. I had to go through each and everyone of them sometimes going back to those I have already seen just to make sure I picked the best shot. For the Catch a Real leaf contest, my choice is daddyjoey’s Real People, Real Leaf entry. It was impressive how he got these hardworking people to take a break and indulge in a little photoshoot. I also loved that he created a short poem to accompany his entry. I love it! Congratulations daddyjoey!

Here are some photos from his winning entry:

Daddy Joey pls. dont forget to send me your complete name, address and contact number. You will be contacted within the week to let you know how you can claim your prize. Congratulations and keep drinking Real Leaf!

You all know how much I love cheesecake. I made a simple cheesecake, a chocolate cheesecake and now I have successfully whipped up a mocha cheesecake. This was inspired by the most perfect coffee cheesecake that my friends and I had while enjoying coffee and great conversation at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Surprisingly, my cheesecake proved to be the most perfect among all those that I have baked. No cracks, intense taste. So I am sharing with you my tried and tested recipe. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

Crust

1 cups crushed graham crackers
1 stick of butter

Filling

16 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup all purpose cream
2 tbsp instant coffee granules
1 tbsp hot water
1 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Procedures:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine all the ingredients for the crust in a bowl and mix with a fork until evenly moistened. Coat the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan with this mixture and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Mix the coffee with the hot water to make a coffee paste.

Beat the cream cheese on low speed for 1 minute. Add in the eggs one at a time. Gradually add the sugar. Continue beating while you add the cream, vanilla extract, coffee paste and flour.

Pour the batter into the pan and bake in a water bath for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Leave inside the over for another hour. Cool overnight for best results.

Thank you very much to all those who participated in the Discovery Travel and Living Christmas Giveaway. Everyone’s ideas were different, unique and really interesting. I hope everyone had a very nice Christmas celebration!

Winners:
1. kahodin
2. bachuchay
3.Alvin
4. torque15
5. Gayz MB
6. Marizen Villamora
7. rem
8. Lei
9. Ann
10. Mae
11. Kim
12. Joanne Gonzales
13. Allan Reyes
14. gail
15. Pam

I will be sending emails to all the winners regarding details of their prizes so please watch out for those. Congratulations and thank you for making this contest successful!

** Special thanks to Discovery Travel and Living