Cheesecake: A Pie or a Cake?

[Overlord Branny]

I think it's more of a pie...but some times it can be as big as a cake.

I want cheesecake and cake now...geez..

[Beaux]

I think it's a cake.
I probably wouldn't know though, 'cause I hate cheescake.

[Keylaleigh]

In all honesty, I think cheesecake is a cake, because the crust is only on the bottom on most of them. In order to be a pie, the crust must be on the edges as well.

[SilverStar2]

I still say cake is way better than CHEESE CAKE!

When I was little I thought it was a CAKE made out of CHEESE thus I didn't wanna eat it.

Till I try some and I didn't like it.. so no like the cheese cake

Gimme cake instead and make it chocolate!

[Taruto]

I love cheesecake. And yes I think it's a cake... It sounds silly calling it cheesepie or cheesetart. Cheesepie sounds like a savory food, and cheesetart just sounds horrible! XD

[joojoobiie]

I think it's more pie like. It has the crust like it and looks like it too...but it tastes like cake..pie..o_o;;
Either way I'm hungryyy . D:

[Aquaria]

I would have to say it's more like a pie than a cake.

[Atraea]

I have...never thought about this before, actually.

Huh. I guess it's technically a pie...because the crust and all, but...surely it's called a cake for a reason...and...uhm.

Ow. My head.

[Medi Mint]

Being a novice cheese cake maker, I have the answer.
It's both. It depends on what pan you cook it in.

If you make one in a pie tin, it's considered a pie. Not because I'm declaring anything cooked in a pie tin automatically makes it a pie, but because of the crust shape. The definition of a pie is "A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling; Extended to other, non-pastry dishes that maintain the general concept of a shell with a filling".

But here's where it get's weird, if you cook a cheese cake in a spring form pan, you aren't keeping your filling in a shell-like crust anymore. The spring form requires a bottom layer of graham cracker crust to prevent the filing from sticking to the bottom of the pan, and usually the recipe calls for more flour. The extra flour is a thickener and will let the cheese cake stand up and will have a lighter more cakey texture compared to the pie tin method.
When cooking a cheesecake in a pie tin, you add less flour (sometimes none), cook the mixture for a bit to cook the egg, and ten let it sit in the fridge for a few hours to let the ingredients bind. It's kind of like Jell-o with out having gelatin. The texture is a bit denser, but will be more rich and creamy.
The spring form pan method is a lot prettier looking so most restaurant do it this way.

Personally I prefer the pie-tin method but won't ever turn down a slice of cheesecake.

[Queen Kurai]

I've always considered cheesecake to be a type of pie simply because of the consistency/how it looks. I've also only ever had one type of cheesecake lacking a crust, and isn't it the crust that makes all the difference?

[Athilea Majiri]

I think that it really just depends on how it is made. I have seen some cheesecakes that look just like a cake, and some that look like pies. So, really just depends on how it is made to me.