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Red Velvet Cheesecake

A creamy and silky decadent dessert that would have your love ones wanting more. so easy to make and easy to store for later.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Cheesecake, dessert, red velvet
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 12
Author Cook Style Eat

Equipment

  • Springform Pan
  • Hand Mixer

Ingredients

Crust

  • 2 cups Graham Crackers
  • 2 tbsp. Sugar
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 stick Unsalted Butter
  • pinch Salt

Cheesecake

  • 24 oz. Cream Cheese Room Temperature
  • 1¼ cups Sugar
  • 4 Eggs Room Temperature
  • ¾ cup Sour Cream Full Fat
  • 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
  • ¼ cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 tsp. White Vinegar optional
  • 1 tbsp. All Purpose Flour
  • ¼ tsp. Salt
  • 2 tbsp. Red Food Coloring Liquid color

Light Creamcheese Whipped topping

  • 4 oz Cream Cheese soften
  • ¼ cup Confectioner Sugar
  • 1 tbsp. Vanilla Extract
  • pinch Salt
  • 2 tbsp. Heavy Whipping Cream (add as needed to the desire thickness)

Instructions

Making the Crust

  • Start by Preheating the oven at 325° F. Line the Springform pan with parchment paper and spraying around the pan with a nonstick baking spray. Cover the outside bottom of the pan with aluminum foil.
  • Crumble the Graham Crackers the add to a mid size bowl along with melted butter and the brown sugar. Mix well until well combined.
  • Add the crust to the pan and press firmly using your hand or spoon. Bake in the oven for 7-8 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Cheesecake

  • In a large bowl add in the soften cream cheese. Mix the cream cheese using a hand mixer to make the cream cheese smooth and creamy.
  • Add in the Sugar, Cocoa, Vanilla Extract, Vinegar, Red Food Coloring, Sour Cream and fold in the eggs using a spatula until all ingredients are well combined.
  • Transfer the cheesecake filling to the prepared springform pan.
  • Bake for 1 hour at 325° F. Turn oven off and allow the cheesecake to sit in the oven for another 1-2 hour longer while the oven is cooling off. Then remove from the oven and allow to sit for another 30 minutes.
  • Leave the the baked cheesecake in the springform pan to chill overnight in the refrigerator.

Frosting

  • Add soften cream cheese, powder sugar, vanilla extract, Half n Half in a small bowl. Mix all ingredients until well combined and the frosting is the desired thickness.
  • Add Cream Cheese Frosting on top of the cheesecake and topping with Chocolate chips.