Homemade Red Velvet Cheesecake

If you're a fan of red velvet you have to try this delicious dessert recipe!

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• ❤️ Why you'll love it
• 🧾 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 🥄 Equipment
• 🥫 Storage
• 📖 Variations
• 💭 Tips
• 👩‍🍳 FAQs
• 📚 Related recipes
• 🍽️ Serve with...
• 📞 The last word
• 📖 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

❤️ Why you'll love it

• Beautiful bold red color that really stands out.
• Rich, creamy, and decadent-tasting and perfect for special occasions.
• A fool-proof recipe that's easy to make, and doesn't crack in the oven.

Unique homemade red velvet cheesecake recipe is absolutely the best!

It's made with a New York Style  cheesecake batter swirled with tender pieces of crimson red velvet cake - beautiful, delicious, and totally different from anything you've had before.

It's SO easy to make and even easier if you take a couple of days to do the steps.

In fact, you could use a cake from a bakery if you were really short on time.

It's so versatile - next time try an Oreo crust instead of the cake crust!

🧾 Ingredients

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• Red Velvet Cake or a mix
• Cream cheese
• Sour cream
• Sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Eggs 
• Heavy cream
• White chocolate or cheesecake instant pudding mix

🔪 Instructions

1. Mix together the cheesecake layer until smooth. 
2. Add cheesecake filling into the prepared pan and bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes in a water bath. 
3. Top with the creamy topping and red velvet cake crumbs.
4. Chill in the fridge overnight. 

🥄 Equipment

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You'll need the following items to make this recipe successfully.

• 10-inch Springform pan

🥫 Storage

Cheesecakes can be stored tightly covered with plastic wrap in the fridge for up to five days.

📖 Variations

• Use chocolate cake, if you want a chocolate cheesecake recipe.
• Try adding berries to the top of the cooked cheesecake for a sweet fruity flavor.
• Instant of cake crumbs on top of the cheesecake you could add red velvet cookies.
• Instead of a red velvet cake crust, you can use an Oreo cookie crust instead.

💭 Tips

Expert Tip: All ingredients should be room temperature before you start making your cheesecake.

• Follow all the directions carefully.
• The water bath is important so don't skip it.
• Make sure your aluminum foil is wrapped securely around the bottom of the springform and up the sides to prevent leaking.
• Do NOT peek at the cheesecake while it is baking or resting because it makes it cranky.
• Let the cake come to room temperature before chilling.
• Place a paper towel over the top of the cake before wrapping it with plastic wrap and chilling. This will keep the top dry and help guard against cracking.

👩‍🍳 FAQs

📚 Related recipes

If you love cheesecake recipes here are some of my favorites.

• Reese's Peanut Butter Cheesecake is bursting with peanut butter flavor.
• Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake is ooey, gooey, and filled with warm spice and sweet flavors.
• You can never go wrong with a classic cheesecake like this Plain NY Style Cheesecake.
• Nothing says comforting southern dessert more than a Pecan Pie Cheesecake. 

🍽️ Serve with...

• Red Velvet Martini is a boldly colored drink that would taste amazing with red velvet desserts.
• Crockpot Swiss Steak is an easy meal that is perfect to go along with this rich dessert.
• Lasagna soup is hearty and comforting and a great way to warm up a chilly night.

📞 The last word

The cheesecake itself  is  a rich vanilla, classic New York cheesecake. While it bakes the pieces of cake sort of soak up some of the flavor from the batter.

An added plus was that the red velvet cake helped break up the richness of it.

It was nothing short of fantabulous.

Just before serving top the finished, chilled cake with white chocolate flavored whipped cream and cake crumbles for a little added drama. 🙂

Isn't it gorgeous?

This red velvet cheesecake is just beautiful for Christmas or Valentine's Day. Or, add some blueberries and serve it on the 4th of July!

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📖 Recipe

This recipe was originally published in June 2011. Last updated January 18, 2022 for better information and new images.

June 2011

My son is home for the first time in three years. He is in the  Air Force, stationed in Northern Japan, and it is difficult for him to get leave time. A lot has changed in past three  years for both of us.

Excited? Me? Yeah!

So, as a result...as I told my Facebook readers... I won't be online as much, nor will I post as much. Do you blame me?

One of Chris's favorite desserts is Red Velvet Cake. I wanted to make him something special to welcome him home...and I think I succeeded.

I made a cheesecake. A red velvet one.

I had seen a lot of Red Velvet Cheesecakes that were based on the cake but I wanted pieces of the cake to be nestled in a rich, creamy cheesecake batter.

I wanted it to be cheesecake with pieces of cake randomly in it, and I think I succeeded. It comes out creamy and rich with a nice textural contrast from the cake pieces. Chris loved it, the whole family loved it...and I think you will, too.

November 2016

Updating this post brought back so many wonderful memories.

He has been with the Thunderbirds for the last couple of years so I've gotten to see him a LOT more often than when he was in Japan!!

He'll be getting a new assignment in 2017 but I'm hoping it won't take them too far away. Of course, I am praying what ever is best for his family because that's what moms do, right?