Red Velvet Cheesecake

Estimated reading time: 3 minute, 59 seconds.

24 December 2016 | Megan MacDonald

Red Velvet Cheesecake Amaze your guests with this incredible cheesecake recipe. There’s nothing quite like a velvety cheesecake, and this recipe gives you more than that - an excellent baked cheesecake, with a deliciously moist red velvet base.

Red velvet cheesecake

SERVES 12 | HANDS-ON 20 min | HANDS-OFF 4 hours 30 min

INGREDIENTS

250g digestive biscuits
100g unsalted butter, softened
20 ml red food colouring, plus extra to decorate
600g cream cheese
300g crème fraiche
160g white chocolate, melted
150g caster sugar
6 large eggs, 3 separated
1½ tsp vanilla essence

METHOD

Line and grease a 20 cm springform tin.

Blitz the biscuits in a food processor. Add the butter and food colouring. Line the tin with biscuits, pressing down with a spoon. Pop in the fridge to set.

Preheat oven to 160°C.
Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the crème fraiche, chocolate and sugar. Beat in 3 whole eggs, 3 yolks and vanilla.
Line the outside of the tin with strong foil so that it covers the bottom and sides. Place in a roasting tin.
Pour the cream-cheese filling on to the chilled biscuit base.
Dip a toothpick in red food colouring and drag it across the top of the cheesecake to decorate.
Pour boiling water into the roasting tin around the cake. It should come about halfway up; don’t overfill, as it will be hard to lift the tin.
Bake for 90 minutes. When done, it should feel set, but still a bit wobbly.
Take the tin out of the water and leave to cool slightly. Place in the fridge to set completely, about 3 hours.
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