National Cheesecake Day
About National Cheesecake Day
When is National Cheesecake Day? This holiday is always celebrated on July 30
This is a holiday that isn’t too good for your diet or your waistline. But, it is oh-so-good for your taste buds. You can’t resist a piece of cheesecake today because it is National Cheesecake Day. As food holidays go, this July 30 holiday is one of the tastiest of treats.
Carbs, calories, and cholesterol, cheesecake has it all in ample amounts. Despite being rich, high-calorie, and cholesterol-filled, cheesecake is a very popular dessert. Why? Because it tastes so good. It is enjoyed plain, or with your favorite fruit topping.
While an apple or any other piece of fruit is a far better health choice, today is not a day for the diet conscious. Rather, enjoy the day with a piece of cheesecake, along with your favorite topping. If you have time, make the cheesecake yourself.
Happy National Cheesecake Day!
Now That's a Lot of Cheesecake!
The Guinness World Book of Records recently updated their record book for the World’s Largest Cheesecake. On September 20, 2024, the Kraft Heinz Company set a new record at the Lowville Cream Cheese Festival in Lowville, NY.
40 Heinz Kraft company employees spent five and a half hours to make the cheesecake. It weighed 15,008 pounds. To put things in perspective, the cheesecake was equivalent to 5,000 standard 9-inch cheesecakes! For starters, the cheesecake had a 1,450-pound graham cracker crust. It consisted of 750 pounds of graham crackers, 250 pounds of sugar, and 450 pounds of butter. Then, the filling was 13,558 pounds of ready-to-eat cheesecake filling. Importantly, after the event, the cheesecake was not wasted. Some of the cheesecake was eaten at the festival. The rest was donated to a variety of organizations.
Chris Pomerville, the pant manufacturing manager at Kraft Heinz stated “As the leader in cream cheese, we are always looking for ways to share our iconic brand and remind people of our product’s delicious and creamy taste”.
How to Celebrate and Participate in National Cheesecake Day
This is a food holiday, so it is really easy to participate. Here are some ways to celebrate National Cheesecake Day:
- Eat cheesecake. Do you want a second helping? Go for it.
- Make a homemade cheesecake.
- Buy one at the store or a restaurant.
- We encourage restaurants to run specials. Have a Cheesecake party. Make enough plain cheesecake for all of the guests. However, the guests ring the toppings. Then, anyone can have any of the toppings.
- Take some to work to share with your coworkers.
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History and Origin of National Cheesecake Day
Our research did not find the creator or the origin of this day.
We did not find any documentation confirming this to be a “National” day. We found no congressional records or presidential proclamation.
Definition of “National” Days – and why it so important to distinguish and identify true national days.
This Day in History
Here are some things that happened on this day:
- President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Medicare bill. (1965)
- The last old-style Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line in Mexico. (2003)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, weightlifter, actor, Governor of California, quote: “I’ll be back!”, was born on this day in 1947.
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