White Velvet Cheesecake Food

WHITE VELVET CAKE WITH CHEESECAKE FILLING AND SILKY MARSHMALLOW BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F (177 C). Spray three 8-inch round cake pans with Baker's Joy or grease and flour.
• Beat butter, oil and sugar on medium-high speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time and beat until incorporated. Add buttermilk, sour cream, vinegar and vanilla and mix to blend.
• Sprinkle in flours, baking soda and salt; beat for 1 minute.
• Pour into prepared pans and bake for about 25-30 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan and then turn out to a cooling rack. Cool completely if using immediately, or wrap in two layers of plastic wrap if using later. Frost the cooled cake with your buttercream of choice.
• *Cake flour substitute: Use 137 grams all-purpose plain flour and 19 grams cornstarch or potato starch in place of cake flour.
• In a small bowl combine sugar, flour and salt and stir to blend. Whisk in eggs.
• Place softened cream cheese in a medium bowl and whisk in 1/3 of the egg mixture. Add remaining egg mixture in two batches whisking after each addition. Whisk in vanilla and sour cream.
• Pour the cheesecake mixture into the top of a double boiler and place over simmering water. Whisk constantly over medium-low heat until the mixture is very thick. About 10 minutes. Scrape the corners and edges frequently. When it is the consistency of peanut butter remove from the heat.
• Pour the cheesecake mixture into an 8-inch cake pan and cover the surface directly with plastic wrap or wax paper. Place in the freezer to cool for 30 minutes or until chilled.
• Use to fill cakes, to layer in parfaits or to eat by the spoonful.
• Place marshmallows, corn syrup, sugar and water in a microwave safe bowl and heat on high for about 1 ½ to 2 minutes until the marshmallows are melted and the sugar is dissolved; stir after one minute and then at 20 second intervals. Scrape into a mixer bowl and place in freezer for about 20 minutes or until cool to the touch.
• When cool, add the butter to the mixer bowl and beat on medium-high for 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to medium-low and pour in the cold egg whites; beat on medium-high for 1 minute.
• Add the confectioner's sugar and vanilla to the marshmallow-butter mix and beat to combine.
• Use immediately or store at room temperature for 2 days, in the refrigerator, tightly sealed, for 2 weeks or in the freezer for 2 months.
• Makes about 5 ½ cups

BAKER'S BEST WHITE VELVET CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 1. CHEESECAKE: *BEAT cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice until blended and smooth.Scrape down sides of bowl with a spatula during beating, to evenly incorporate batter.
• 2. Add the melted chocolate, sour cream and vanilla extract and mix well to combine.Add the eggs, 1 at a time, blending on high speed just to incorporate.
• 3. *POUR batter into a lightly greased or nonstick 8 1/2 inch (i used a 9 inch)springform pan; smooth top. *BAKE in a preheated 450 degree oven for 10 mins. Reduce heat to 250 degrees and bake 30-35 mins longer.
• 4. *TOPPING: Combine sour cream and sugar. Spread over cheesecake; bake 5 mins more. Remove from oven and run a sharp knife around sides; let cool on rack completely before removing sides. *REFRIGERATE overnight or at least 5 hours. Garnish with curls, fresh fruit or fruit sauce.

WHITE VELVET CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Cheesecake:.
• Beat cream cheese, Sugar, lemon juice until blended and smooth.
• Add remaining ingredients. Mix well.
• Pour batter into lightly greased 8 1/2 " springform pan.
• Smooth top.
• Bake at 450F for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 325F and bake 30 -35 minutes longer.
• Topping:.
• Combine sour cream and sugar.
• Spread over cheesecake .
• Bake 5 minutes longer.
• Run sharp knife around sides.
• Let cool before removing sides.
• Refrigerate at least 5 hours.
• Garnish with curls and fresh fruit if desired.

RED VELVET CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Stir together graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar; press mixture into bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
• Beat 3 packages of cream cheese and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar at medium-low speed for 1 minute.
• Add eggs and next 6 ingredients, mixing on low speed just until fully combined.
• Pour batter into prepared crust.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center is firm.
• Run a knife along outer edge of cheesecake.
• Turn oven off.
• Let the cheesecake stand in oven for 30 minutes.
• Remove cheesecake from oven; cool in pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes.
• Cover and chill 8 hours.
• Beat 3 oz cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter at medium speed until smooth; gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla beating until smooth.
• Spread evenly over top of chilled cheesecake.
• Remove sides of springform pan.

RED VELVET CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• CHEESECAKE.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Set a kettle of water on to boil.
• Using an electric mixer, beat 20 ounces of the cream cheese on medium until fluffy while scraping down the sides of the bowl. Gradually add 3/4 cup of the sugar, beating until fluffy. Beat in lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Beat in two of the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the side of the bowl after each. Beat in the sour cream.
• Spray your cake pan with non-stick spray. Cut parchment paper in a circle and line the bottom of the cheesecake pan. Spray the parchment.
• Wrap bottom half of pan in foil.
• Pour cheesecake batter in the cake pan and place that in a larger, oven safe pan. Pour in boiling water in the outer pan to come halfway up side of the inner pan.
• Bake until just set in center, about 45 minutes.
• Remove pan from water. Let cool for approximately 20 minutes. Run a knife around edge and continue to cool completely. Carefully place a plate on top of cooled cheesecake layer and flip it over onto plate. Remove parchment paper. Cover in plastic wrap and freeze.
• CAKE: Preheat oven to 350°.
• Sift together flour, remaining white sugar, baking soda, cocoa, and 1 teaspoon salt into a medium bowl.
• Beat 2 eggs, oil, buttermilk, food coloring, 2 teaspoons of the vanilla, and vinegar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well combined.
• Add dry ingredients and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Divide batter evenly between 2 greased and floured 9" round cake pans and bake 25-30 minutes, rotating halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean.
• Let cakes cool for 5 minutes, then invert each onto a plate, then invert again onto a cooling rack. Let cakes cool completely. If needed, level them off with a serrated knife so they are flat.
• For the frosting: Beat 12 ounces of the cream cheese, butter, and the remaining vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Add confectioners sugar and beat until frosting is light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes.
• ASSEMPLY:.
• Place bottom layer on cake stand. Remove cheesecake from freezer, unwrap and place cheesecake layer on top of the bottom layer of the red velvet cake. If the cheesecake is wider than the cake, and it is necessary to trim it, wait about 10 minutes for the cheesecake to soften, then trim it with a knife. Place the top layer of cake on top of the cheesecake, and coat with a generous layer of the cream cheese frosting.
• Refrigerate approximately 30 minutes, then frost with as much of the remaining frosting as necessary.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

RED VELVET CHEESECAKE WITH OREOS®

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick spray, then line with parchment paper.
• Remove the creme filling from 24 sandwich cookies and set aside for later. Place the 48 cookie halves in a food processor and process until crushed. Set any remaining cookies aside for another use.
• Mix crushed cookies with melted butter and sugar for until combined. Press mixture into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of the prepared pan to form the crust. Wrap the outer bottom of the pan with foil to prevent any leaking.
• Prepare cheesecake: Beat cream cheese with a mixer until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each until incorporated. Blend in sugar, 1/2 of the reserved creme filling, vanilla, and salt. Fold in sour cream with a spatula.
• Remove 1 cup of the cheesecake mixture to a small bowl and stir in food coloring until desired shade of pink is achieved.
• Pour white cheesecake mixture over the crust, then top it off with the pink. Use a knife to swirl the two mixtures together.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are puffed and surface of cheesecake is firm except for a small spot in the center that will jiggle when the pan is gently shaken, about 1 hour 15 minutes; take it out sooner if cracking starts. Run the tip of a table knife around the edges of the pan, set the pan on a wire rack, and allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature, about 1 hour. Refrigerate until completely chilled, 4 hours to overnight.
• Stir milk, remaining creme filling, and melted white chocolate together in a bowl until blended. Mix in powdered sugar until the perfect drip consistency forms.
• Remove cheesecake from the refrigerator and remove from the pan. Start at the edge of the cheesecake and use a spoon to drop a decorative drizzle around the sides. Cool in the refrigerator until icing is completely set, about 30 minutes.

CHOCOLATE VELVET CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Prepare chocolate crumb crust.
• Place oven rack in centre of oven, heat to 350 degrees.
• Combine chocolate and butter in top of double boiler, place over hot but not simmering water.
• Cook over low heat just until chocolate is completely melted.
• Remove top of double boiler from water, stir chocolate mixture until smooth.
• Reserve at room temperature uncovered.
• Cut cream cheese into 1 inch cubes, place in large mixer bowl.
• Beat at medium speed, scraping down sides of bowl as needed, until completely smooth.
• Gradually beat in chocolate mixture.
• Continue beating, scraping down sides of bowl as needed, until mixture is smooth and uniformly coloured.
• Continue beating while gradually adding cream and vanilla, beat until blended.
• Continue beating cheese mixture at medium speed while very slowly adding granulated sugar, beat until sugar is absorbed.
• Add eggs, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating well and scraping down sides of bowl after each addition.
• Sieve cocoa powder over batter, beat at low speed until cocoa is thoroughly incorporated.
• Pour batter into cold unbaked chocolate crumb crust, spread top smooth.
• Gently rotate pan several quarter turns to settle batter.
• Bake 30 minutes, reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees, continue baking 30 minutes longer.
• Turn oven off.
• Let cake stand in oven with door ajar 30 minutes.
• Transfer pan to wire rack away from drafts.
• Let cool undisturbed until sides and bottom of pan are completely cooled to room temperature.
• Remove sides of pan.
• Refrigerate cake uncovered overnight or at least 8 hours.
• Cover cake loosely with plastic wrap, refrigerate until serving time.
• Just before serving, Sieve powdered sugar lightly over cake.
• Serve garnished with strawberries if desired.

THREE LAYER WHITE VELVET CAKE (WITH OPTIONAL WHITE FROSTING)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease three cake pans (reviewers have stated it works better if you flour the pans as well).
• In a large bowl, cream the sugar and butter together.
• Mix in egg yolks, then eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• Measure the buttermilk into a 2-cup measuring cup/bowl and stir in the baking soda and vanilla.
• Blend buttermilk and the flour alternately into the mixture in the large bowl.
• Pour batter into the greased cake pans.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Let cool before frosting.
• OPTIONAL ICING: Beat the egg whites to a stiff froth.
• Beat in the powdered 10x sugar and vanilla extract.
• Frost between layers.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

RED VELVET CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2, 9-inch springform pans with cooking spray.
• Sift flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder into a large bowl. Whisk in oil, 2 eggs, vanilla extract, vinegar, white sugar, and buttermilk. When well blended, whisk in food coloring and water. Pour half of the batter into each prepared pan.
• Bake cakes in preheated oven until cake toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean; about 30 minutes.
• While the cake is cooling, use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth. Mix in the sugar and cornstarch; beat until creamy. Add the 2 remaining eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla. Use a hand whisk to mix in the heavy cream until well blended. Pour half of the batter over each cake layer.
• Bake cheesecakes in preheated oven until set and beginning to brown, 30 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate until completely cool, about 1 additional hour.