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Red Velvet Cheesecake


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Makes: 20 servings Prep: 45 mins
Chill: 4 hrs
Cool: 1 hr 45 mins
Bake: 1 hr at 350°F
 
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound milk chocolate, chopped
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 9 ounce package chocolate wafer cookies (40 to 45 cookies)
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
  • 1 cup slivered almonds
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 4 8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 8 ounce carton dairy sour cream
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk
  • 1 1 ounce bottle red food coloring (2 Tbsp.)
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • Chocolate leaves (optional)
  • Powdered sugar (optional)
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)
  • Fresh raspberries and/or small whole strawberries (optional)

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, melt chocolate and 1/2 cup butter over low heat; transfer to a bowl and cool completely.

2. Place wafer cookies, chocolate pieces, almonds and brown sugar in a large food processor. Cover and process until finely ground. Add the 1/2 cup melted butter; cover and process until well combined. Transfer crumbs to a 10x3-inch springform pan with a removable bottom. Press crumbs onto bottom and up the sides of the pan, leaving a 1/2-inch space at the top of the pan. Set aside.

For filling:

3. In a very large mixing bowl, beat the cooled chocolate mixture, cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, buttermilk and red food coloring with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until combined. Add 4 eggs and 2 egg yolks all at once. Beat on low speed just until combined.

4. Pour filling into crumb-crust lined springform pan. Place springform pan in a shallow baking pan on the oven rack. Bake in a 350 degree F oven about 1 hour, or until 2 inches of outside edge appear set when shaken gently.

5. Remove springform pan from baking pan. Cool cheesecake in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Use a small metal spatula to loosen cheesecake from sides of pan. Cool 30 minutes more. Remove sides of pan. Cool for 1 hour; cover and chill at least 4 hours.

6. To serve, use a paper doily to decoratively sift powdered sugar and cocoa powder on the top, if you like. Garnish the center with chocolate leaves and fresh raspberries, if you like. Clean knife between each cut. Makes 20 servings.

  • Bake and chill up to 24 hours. Garnish just before serving.
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Comments (7)
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akarlson5 wrote:

Sweetened or unsweetened chocolate????

12/4/2011 12:54:33 AM Report Abuse
joanmarla1 wrote:

Absolutely fabulous, my family went crazy.

12/26/2010 04:48:17 PM Report Abuse
captncaruso wrote:

Very time consuming to make in a crunch. But worth every bite.

12/23/2010 09:54:34 PM Report Abuse
momshearth2 wrote:

In response to m1cal's question about the butter! You'll see where both are used - first in step 1 which is actually part of the filling, then in step 2 which is the crust!

12/10/2010 11:31:56 AM Report Abuse
m1cal wrote:

The butter is mentioned twice. First when you melt the chocolate. Then farther down in the ingredients, but I only see where the melted butter is used for the crust. Can you clarify this for me? Thanks so much. M1CAL@aol.com. Marsha

12/7/2010 08:07:53 AM Report Abuse

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