Red Velvet Cheesecake is the recipe that Teresa makes every Valentine’s Day and every most dramatically celebrated holiday gathering when she wants to create the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely spectacular individual celebration cheesecake that fuses the two most beloved individual American dessert classics — the most vibrantly crimson and the most deeply cocoa-forward individual red velvet cake character and the most luxuriously smooth and the most properly tangy individual baked cheesecake experience.
Into the most brilliantly conceived and the most completely show-stopping individual red velvet cheesecake that delivers the most dramatic and the most beautifully defined individual deep crimson interior when every individual slice is the most cleanly cut and the most beautifully presented to the most genuinely delighted and the most completely admiring individual gathering table. The most Oreo cookie crust provides the most brilliantly appropriate and the most properly complementary individual dark chocolate cookie base that most beautifully echoes the most chocolate-cocoa individual character of the most authentic individual red velvet cheesecake filling.
Red Velvet Cheesecake is the most easy and deeply extraordinary baked red velvet cocoa cream cheese sour cream celebration cheesecake made with crushed Oreo crust cream cheese sour cream sugar cocoa red food coloring vanilla and vinegar baked in water bath at 325°F for 55 to 65 minutes chilled overnight and topped with cream cheese frosting. Come follow us on Pinterest where we share beautiful cheesecake recipes and easy celebration favorites from our kitchen every single week.
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Why You Will Love This Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe
This Red Velvet Cheesecake recipe is the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely dramatic individual celebration cheesecake that fuses the most vibrant and the most properly crimson individual red velvet character with the most luxuriously smooth individual baked cheesecake in the most brilliantly designed individual fusion dessert — delivering the most authentically red velvet individual flavor through the most precisely calibrated combination of natural cocoa powder, the most vibrant individual red gel food coloring, and the most essential individual white vinegar that activates the most beautiful individual crimson color and provides the most authentically red velvet individual tang.
The most Oreo cookie crust is the single most brilliantly appropriate individual crust choice for the most red velvet cheesecake — the most deep individual dark chocolate individual Oreo cookie crust most beautifully complements the most subtly chocolate individual red velvet cheesecake filling for the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely multi-layered individual chocolate character throughout the most entire individual dessert. Our Oreo Cheesecake Recipe makes a beautifully equally Oreo-crusted and equally baked companion for a complete and wonderful Oreo cheesecake collection.
Ingredients Needed for This Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe
For the Oreo Cookie Crust:
- 24 Oreo Cookies, crushed to fine crumbs (with filling)
- 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter, melted
For the Red Velvet Cream Cheese Filling:
- 32 oz (four 8 oz packages) Full-Fat Brick-Style Cream Cheese, room temperature
- 1¼ cups Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Sour Cream, room temperature
- 2 tbsp Natural Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 2 tbsp Red Gel Food Coloring
- 1 tsp White Vinegar
- 1½ tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 4 large Eggs, room temperature
For the Cream Cheese Frosting Topping:
- 8 oz Full-Fat Brick-Style Cream Cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter, room temperature
- 3 cups Powdered Sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- Pinch of Salt
How to Make This Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe
Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C). Wrap the outside of a 9-inch springform pan in two to three layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil.
For the Oreo crust, combine the crushed Oreo crumbs and melted butter until the most evenly combined. Press most firmly into the bottom and slightly up the sides of the prepared springform pan. Pre-bake for 8 minutes. Cool slightly, cara mia.
For the individual red velvet cream cheese filling, beat the four packages of room-temperature cream cheese until the most silky smooth. Add the sugar and beat until the most well combined. Add the sour cream, cocoa powder, red food coloring, white vinegar, and vanilla, beating until the most smooth and the most uniformly deep crimson. On low speed, add the eggs one at a time, beating just until incorporated after each — do not overmix.
Pour the most vibrant individual crimson filling over the pre-baked Oreo crust. Place the wrapped springform pan in a large roasting pan. Fill with hot water to come halfway up the sides of the individual springform pan.
Bake at 325°F for 55 to 65 minutes until the edges are the most fully set and the most center still shows a gentle jiggle. Cool in the water bath for one hour then remove. Run a thin knife around the edge. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
For the cream cheese frosting topping, beat the room-temperature cream cheese and butter until the most smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until the most fluffy. Pipe most decoratively over the most completely chilled and the most fully set individual cheesecake.
How to Serve This Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe
Serve cold from the refrigerator for the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely dramatic individual red velvet cheesecake experience. Use a large sharp knife dipped in hot water and wiped dry between each individual cut for the most beautifully defined and the most cleanly revealed individual deep crimson cross-section against the most dark individual Oreo crust and the most white individual cream cheese frosting topping.
For the most completely extraordinary individual Valentine’s Day presentation, pipe the most cream cheese frosting in the most beautifully arranged individual rosette pattern over the most entire individual chilled cheesecake top and dust the most individual frosting most lightly with additional cocoa powder through a fine individual mesh sieve for the most elegantly finished and the most genuinely dramatic individual red velvet cheesecake presentation. Our Cosmic Brownie Cheesecake makes a beautifully equally spectacular baked and equally no-bake companion for a complete and wonderful celebration cheesecake collection.
How to Store This Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe
Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. The most individual red velvet cheesecake is genuinely the most extraordinary on day two as the most individual flavors deepen and the most completely develop. Add cream cheese frosting within a few hours of serving for the most properly fresh individual frosting character.
Tips to Make This Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe
Use red gel food coloring rather than liquid for the most vibrantly crimson and the most properly deep individual red velvet color — two tablespoons of individual red gel food coloring produces the most beautifully intense and the most properly deep individual crimson individual red velvet cheesecake color that is the most dramatically beautiful in every individual slice. Liquid individual food coloring requires larger quantities and can thin the most individual batter.
The most white vinegar is the most specifically essential for the most authentically red velvet individual character — adding one teaspoon of white vinegar to the most individual cream cheese filling activates the most beautifully vibrant individual crimson color and provides the most essential individual tang that most distinguishes the most authentic individual red velvet flavor character.
Helpful Notes for This Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe
Make this individual red velvet cheesecake the most full two days before the most individual serving occasion for the most completely extraordinary and the most beautifully developed individual red velvet cheesecake flavor — two full days of the most individual refrigerator chilling allows the most complete individual flavor melding between the most crimson cocoa-forward individual filling and the most properly crunchy individual Oreo crust.
For the most dramatic and the most beautifully show-stopping individual Valentine’s Day or Christmas individual presentation, garnish the most individual piped cream cheese frosting with individual heart-shaped sprinkles for Valentine’s Day or individual red and green holly sprinkles for Christmas for the most completely seasonal and the most genuinely extraordinary individual themed celebration cheesecake.
Variation of This Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe
Maria made a version layering the most individual red velvet cheesecake filling and the most plain cream cheese filling in alternating individual drops before the most gentle individual swirling for the most completely extraordinary and the most beautifully marble-swirled individual red velvet cream cheese cheesecake. Teresa tried a white chocolate layer — spreading a thin individual layer of melted and cooled white chocolate over the individual pre-baked Oreo crust before adding the most individual red velvet filling — for the most completely extraordinary and the most deeply indulgent individual white chocolate red velvet Oreo cheesecake.
For a mini red velvet cheesecake version, line individual muffin tins with cupcake liners, press individual Oreo crust into each, fill with individual red velvet cream cheese filling, and bake at 325°F for approximately 20 to 22 minutes for the most completely extraordinary and the most perfectly individually portioned individual mini red velvet cheesecake. Our Cosmic Brownie Cheesecake makes a beautifully equally no-bake and equally spectacular companion for a complete and wonderful celebration cheesecake collection.
FAQs About This Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe
What makes red velvet cheesecake taste different from plain cheesecake?
The most authentic individual red velvet cheesecake character comes from the most precisely calibrated combination of the most natural cocoa powder for the most subtle individual chocolate foundation, the most white vinegar for the most essential individual tangy activation that most distinguishes authentic individual red velvet flavor, and the most vibrant individual red food coloring for the most dramatic individual crimson color — together these most three individual components produce the most genuinely extraordinary and the most properly authentic individual red velvet cheesecake character distinct from the most simply colored individual plain cheesecake.
Why use an Oreo crust instead of graham crackers?
The most Oreo cookie crust provides the most beautifully complementary and the most properly dark individual chocolate base that most brilliantly echoes the most subtle individual cocoa-chocolate individual red velvet cheesecake filling character — the most deep individual dark Oreo cookie individual flavor most naturally complements the most red velvet individual character in the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely appropriate individual crust pairing. Graham cracker produces the most pleasant but the most less authentically complementary individual crust character.
How long does red velvet cheesecake need to chill?
A minimum of 8 hours is required — overnight is the most strongly recommended — and two full days produces the most completely extraordinary individual result. The most extended individual refrigerator chilling allows the most complete and the most beautifully developed individual red velvet flavor, the most properly firmed individual filling structure for the most cleanly sliceable individual result, and the most naturally deepened individual crimson color intensity throughout the most entire individual cheesecake.
Conclusion
This Red Velvet Cheesecake is the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely dramatic red velvet cocoa baked celebration cheesecake that makes every Valentine’s Day and every holiday gathering feel genuinely and completely magnificent through the most vibrant crimson cocoa cream cheese filling and the most dark Oreo crust and the most beautifully piped cream cheese frosting in every single dramatically crimson and completely irresistible red velvet cheesecake slice.
We hope it brings the same deeply joyful red velvet cheesecake celebration and the same completely delighted holiday table to your kitchen that it has always brought to ours. Make it, share it, and come back to tell us all about it. With all our love, Maria, Lucia, and Teresa.
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Red Velvet Cheesecake The Most Easy Baked Red Velvet Cocoa Cream Cheese
- Total Time: 10 hours including chilling
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
The most extraordinary baked Red Velvet Cheesecake made by preheating oven to 325°F wrapping 9-inch springform in 2 to 3 layers heavy foil combining 24 crushed Oreo crumbs and 4 tbsp melted butter pressing firmly into pan and up sides pre-baking 8 minutes cooling then beating 32 oz room temperature cream cheese until silky adding 1 1/4 cups sugar beating combined adding 1 cup room temperature sour cream 2 tbsp cocoa 2 tbsp red gel food coloring 1 tsp white vinegar and 1 1/2 tsp vanilla beating smooth and uniformly deep crimson on low adding 4 room temperature eggs one at a time just incorporated not overmixing pouring over crust placing in roasting pan filling with hot water halfway baking 55 to 65 minutes until edges set and center gently jiggles cooling in water bath 1 hour running knife around edge refrigerating minimum 8 hours then beating 8 oz room temperature cream cheese and 1/2 cup room temperature butter smooth adding 3 cups sifted powdered sugar and vanilla beating fluffy piping decoratively over fully chilled cheesecake. A completely perfect baked crimson cocoa vinegar red velvet cream cheese sour cream Oreo crust cream cheese frosting cheesecake recipe.
Ingredients
24 Oreo Cookies crushed to fine crumbs with filling
4 tbsp Unsalted Butter melted
32 oz four 8 oz packages Full-Fat Brick-Style Cream Cheese room temperature
1 1/4 cups Granulated Sugar
1 cup Sour Cream room temperature
2 tbsp Natural Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 tbsp Red Gel Food Coloring
1 tsp White Vinegar
1 1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
4 large Eggs room temperature
8 oz Full-Fat Brick-Style Cream Cheese room temperature for frosting
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter room temperature for frosting
3 cups Powdered Sugar sifted
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract for frosting
Pinch of Salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325°F 163°C. Wrap springform in 2 to 3 layers foil.
2. Combine crushed Oreos and melted butter. Press firmly into pan bottom and up sides. Pre-bake 8 minutes.
3. Beat cream cheese until silky smooth. Add sugar. Beat combined.
4. Add sour cream, cocoa, red food coloring, white vinegar, and vanilla. Beat smooth and uniformly crimson.
5. On low add eggs one at a time just incorporated. Do not overmix.
6. Pour over crust. Place in roasting pan. Fill with hot water halfway up sides.
7. Bake 55 to 65 minutes until edges set and center gently jiggles.
8. Cool in water bath 1 hour. Run knife around edge. Refrigerate minimum 8 hours or overnight.
9. Beat cream cheese and butter smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat fluffy.
10. Pipe decoratively over fully chilled cheesecake.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 65 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cheesecake, Red Velvet, Holiday
- Method: Baking, Water Bath
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 625
- Sugar: 50g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 42g
- Saturated Fat: 24g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 175mg
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