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Festive and oh-so-good, this cheesecake will become a fixture on your Christmas dessert menu. The red velvet filling is spiked with cocoa, and topped with cream cheese frosting, and baked in a chocolate cookie crumb crust.
Karen Dively Chapin, South Carolina
Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe
Red Velvet Cheesecake
17 chocolate cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
¼ cup butter, melted
1 Tbsp. sugar
Filling: 3 package (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1 ½ cups sugar
1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream
½ cup buttermilk
3 Tbsp. baking cocoa
2 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 bottle (1 oz.) red food coloring
Frosting: 1 pkg. (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened
¼ butter, softened
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Place a greased 9- inch springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 inch square). Securely wrap in foil around pan.
In a small bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, butter and sugar. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the sour cream, buttermilk, cocoa and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in food coloring. Pour over crust. Place springform pan in a large baking pan; add 1-inch of hot water to larger pan.
Bake at 325 F. for 60-70 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost top of cheesecake. Refrigerate until serving. 16 servings
(Recipe for Red Velvet Cheesecake was on tasteofhome.com/Recipes – 2012)
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