Käsekuchen versus Cheesecake – A dessert between tradition and lifestyle

Whether Hamburg, New York, Paris, Athens or Cape Town, cheesecake is one of the most popular cake varieties worldwide. Everyone claims to have invented the cheesecake, everyone claims to know how to bake the best cheesecake. You can order it in gourmet restaurants, in-cafes, the business class of renowned airlines but also in motorway service areas and in the US, the Cheesecake Factory has become a sort of Disneyland for cheesecake disciples with over 50 cheesecake varieties in over 100 locations. But what is the reason for the fascination with…