Purple Velvet Cheesecake Recipe | Cookies and Cups

Once I shut my eyes and consider the last word two-in-one dessert, I’m picturing crimson velvet cheesecake! This recipe is impressed by the Cheesecake Manufacturing unit (the authority on decadent cheesecakes, IYKYK). I made this copycat model with double layers of my best red velvet cake and simple baked cheesecake, frosted with the creamiest cream cheese frosting.

Each chew has the proper steadiness of candy and tangy, wealthy and creamy, mushy cake and velvety cheesecake. This crimson velvet cheesecake could be good for Valentine’s Day or a birthday celebration. 

Why This Purple Velvet Cheesecake Is THAT Good

• Spectacular however straightforward. Don’t let the layers intimidate you. Purple velvet cheesecake is a cinch to make and even faster to stack, and I’ll share my ideas for achievement. You’ll be slicing into your masterpiece very quickly.
• Two flavors in a single dessert. You could have wealthy, silky, tangy cheesecake and the refined chocolatey taste of crimson velvet in a single cake!
• Adaptable. I make each cake layers from scratch. Relying on how a lot time you might have (and the quantity of effort you need to put into your cake), you can also make a semi-homemade model with a crimson velvet cake combine as a substitute.

What You’ll Want

This cake recipe consists of a crimson velvet sponge layer, creamy cheesecake layer, and frosting. The neat factor these parts have in widespread is that all of them depend on a handful of particular, but straightforward, pantry elements to come back out good. 

Let’s go over what you’ll want with some notes. Scroll to the printable recipe card for the whole elements, quantities, and recipe particulars.

For the Purple Velvet Cake Layers

• Dry Substances – Sugar, all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Cocoa Powder – Pure, unsweetened cocoa powder is the traditional alternative for crimson velvet cake recipes. 
• Oil – Select a neutral-flavored vegetable oil, like canola or related.
• Eggs and Vanilla – Take these out of the fridge so they arrive to room temperature.
• Vinegar – Only a small quantity of white vinegar. The response between the vinegar, buttermilk, and pure cocoa powder in conventional crimson velvet cake is what gave it its signature reddish coloration. We’re including meals coloring to this recipe, however the vinegar nonetheless performs a job in making the cake additional tender.
• Purple Meals Coloring – Gel meals colours are stronger, and also you received’t want as a lot for a deep, crimson cake.
• Buttermilk – Should you don’t have buttermilk within the fridge, save your self the journey to the shop and make a homemade buttermilk substitute as a substitute. Merely mix 1 scant cup of milk with  1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice, let it sit for five minutes, then stir and add it to the batter as directed.

For the Cheesecake Layers

• Cream Cheese – The sort that is available in blocks, delivered to room temperature. Full-fat cream cheese yields the creamiest cheesecake.
• Bitter Cream – Should you don’t have bitter cream, Greek yogurt or plain yogurt are good substitutes.
• Eggs – Frivolously beat the eggs earlier than you start. 
• Sugar and Flour – Granulated sugar and all-purpose flour work greatest right here for a persistently easy cheesecake.

Which Frosting Ought to I Use?

I borrowed the simple cream cheese frosting from my carrot cake recipe to frost this cake. I assumed the sweet-tangy flavors complemented the crimson velvet cake and cheesecake layers with out being overly candy or buttery.

In fact, don’t let that cease you from utilizing traditional vanilla buttercream or Swiss meringue buttercream. This cooked heritage frosting provides a pleasant, rustic contact, and I take advantage of it in my authentic crimson velvet cake recipe.

The way to Make Purple Velvet Cheesecake (Step-By-Step)

Right here’s an summary of what to anticipate when making this show-stopping crimson velvet cheesecake recipe. Make sure to scroll to the recipe card for the printable directions.

First, Bake the Purple Velvet Cake

• Combine the batter. Mix the dry elements for the cake, then add the moist elements. Add the meals coloring earlier than mixing within the vinegar and buttermilk. 
• Bake. Afterward, divide the cake between two greased and lined 8-inch spherical pans. Bake the truffles at 350ºF for 30-35 minutes. 
• Cool. Depart them to chill within the pan for 10 minutes earlier than eradicating the truffles. They’ll want to chill fully and chill within the fridge in a single day together with the cheesecake layers.

Make the Cheesecake

Decrease the oven temperature to 300ºF. You should utilize the identical pans you used to bake your cake layers to bake the cheesecakes, simply clear them out and re-line them.

• Put together a water bathtub. Add about ½ inch of water to a roasting pan giant sufficient to suit each spherical pans (or, use two water baths). Place the water bathtub(s) into the oven whilst you combine the cheesecake batter.

• Make the cheesecake filling. Beat cream cheese with sugar, then add the bitter cream, adopted by the eggs and vanilla. Fold within the flour by hand. Once more, divide the batter between the 2 pans.
• Bake. Bake your cheesecake layers within the water bathtub for 25 minutes, till they’re principally set with a bit of jiggle within the center. 
• Cool steadily. At this level, change off the oven and depart the cheesecakes to chill inside with the door cracked. You possibly can depart them in there for a number of hours, so long as it takes to come back to room temperature (a trick I picked up from my mother-in-law).
• Chill. Run a knife across the edges of the cheesecakes earlier than masking the pans and putting them into the fridge to sit back with the truffles in a single day. After chilling, the cheesecake ought to pop proper out should you invert it. If it’s a bit caught, place the underside of the pan in a sizzling water bathtub and use a spatula to assist it loosen gently.

The way to Adorn Purple Velvet Cheesecake

I prefer to shave chocolate curls from a white chocolate bar to press into the frosting to embellish. You might be as inventive as you’d like, and alter up the decorations relying on the event. Drizzle the cake with pourable chocolate ganache, or add recent strawberries on high. Should you’ve leveled your truffles, crumble up the crimson cake trimmings to sprinkle over the cake as a garnish.

Ceaselessly Requested Questions

Professional Ideas and Variations

• Measure the flour accurately. An excessive amount of flour leads to a dry, crumbly cake. Be certain that to measure utilizing a kitchen scale. Should you don’t have one, use the spoon and sweep methodology, the place you spoon the flour from the bag into the measuring cup and degree it off afterward to keep away from overmeasuring.
• Don’t overmix the cake batter. After you’ve added the flour, take care to not overmix the batter. Overmixing can result in a dense cake and cheesecake.
• Cool the cheesecakes steadily. This step is vital because it prevents sinking and cracking. Sudden temperature modifications may cause the cheesecake to crack (that is additionally why it’s necessary to not open the oven prematurely!). After baking, crack the door, and depart the cheesecake within the oven for at the very least an hour, or till it’s cooled.
• Make a double-chocolate model. Chocoholics, I see you! Swap the traditional cheesecake layers with chocolate cheesecake as a substitute. You possibly can even frost the cake with my chocolate cream cheese frosting, on this case.

The way to Retailer

• Refrigerate. Retailer leftover cake in an hermetic container, like a cake provider, within the fridge for as much as 4 days.
• Freeze. At any time when attainable, freeze the cake layers earlier than assembling and frosting. Wrap the cheesecakes tightly within the pans and double-wrap the crimson velvet cake layers in plastic wrap. Freeze for as much as 2 months and thaw the layers within the fridge earlier than constructing the cake.