Red Velvet Cake with a Cheesecake Layer (Print-Friendly Version)
A chilled cheesecake disk sits between two red-velvet cake layers under cream-cheese frosting. Bake the cheesecake first so it has time to firm before assembly. Use matching pan diameters for all three layers.
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House placeholder — AdSense units launch here# Ingredients You’ll Need:
→ Red Velvet Cake Layers
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2 1/2 cups regular flour
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2 tablespoons cocoa powder (unsweetened)
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 3/4 cups white sugar
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3/4 cup veggie oil
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1 cup buttermilk
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2 large eggs
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1 to 2 tablespoons red food dye
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon white vinegar
→ Cheesecake Layer
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16 ounces softened cream cheese
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup sour cream
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2 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
→ Cream Cheese Frosting
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8 ounces softened cream cheese
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
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3 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
# How to Make It:
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Heat the oven to 325°F and line a nine-inch cheesecake pan for easy release. Beat the center cream cheese and sugar smooth. Mix in its sour cream, eggs and vanilla gently.
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Pour into the prepared pan and bake about forty to forty-five minutes, continuing until set and 160°F at the center. Cool briefly, refrigerate within two hours and chill at least four hours. Heat the oven to 350°F and prepare two matching nine-inch cake pans.
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Whisk the cake flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Separately mix cake sugar, oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vanilla and vinegar. Combine wet and dry mixtures just until smooth and divide between pans.
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Bake about twenty-five to thirty minutes until a center tester has no wet batter, then cool completely. Beat frosting cream cheese and butter smooth, gradually adding powdered sugar and vanilla. Stack a cake layer, the fully chilled released cheesecake and the second cake layer. Frost the exterior and refrigerate until serving.
# Extra Suggestions:
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This dessert contains two flour-based cake layers plus a separate cheesecake center.