Meghan
This Red Velvet Cheesecake features an Oreo cookie crust and a cream cheese frosting on top. Perfect for Valentine's Day or the holidays!
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 2 hours hrs 25 minutes mins
Chill Time: 8 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Total Time 11 hours hrs 25 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
For the crust:
- 1 1/2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs (or gluten free sandwich cookies)
- 4 tablespoons butter (melted)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
For the cheesecake:
- 24 ounces cream cheese, softened (three 8-ounce packages)
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs (lightly beaten)
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted)
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 oz. red no-taste icing color (such as Wilton or 2 oz. liquid red food coloring )
For the topping:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened (1 8-ounce package)
- 4 tablespoons butter (softened)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Make the cheesecake:
Beat cream cheese and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar at medium-low speed with an electric mixer 1 minute. Add eggs and next 5 ingredients, mixing on low speed just until fully combined. Pour batter into prepared crust.
Bake for 10 minutes; then reduce heat to 300 degrees F, and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center is firm. Turn oven off, and prop the door open slightly. Let cheesecake stand in oven 30 minutes. Remove cheesecake from oven; cool in pan on wire rack 30 minutes. Run knife along out edge of cheesecake. Cover and chill 8 hours.
Make cream cheese frosting:
Finish the cheesecake:
Spread the frosting evenly over the top of the chilled cheesecake.
To add a heart decoration, lightly place a heart-shaped cookie cutters on the frosting and then sprinkle mini-chocolate chips inside, pressing them down gently. Carefully remove the cookie cutters.
Remove the springform pan ring before serving cheesecake.
Source: Recipe adapted from Annie's Eats and Southern Living
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Keyword cheesecake, dessert