Red Velvet Cheesecake

Red Velvet Cheesecake
For $2.42 per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 700 calories, 9g of protein, and 44g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 10. If you have eggs, powdered sugar, garnish: mint sprigs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your valentin day event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 10 hours and 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Stir together graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; press mixture into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
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Beat 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar at medium-low speed with an electric mixer 1 minute.
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3
Add eggs and next 6 ingredients, mixing on low speed just until fully combined.
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4
Pour batter into prepared crust.
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Bake at 325 for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 300, and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center is firm. Run knife along outer edge of cheesecake. Turn oven off.
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6
Let cheesecake stand in oven 30 minutes.
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7
Remove cheesecake from oven; cool in pan on a wire rack 30 minutes. Cover and chill 8 hours.
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Beat 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth; gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating until smooth.
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9
Spread evenly over top of cheesecake.
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Remove sides of springform pan.
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Garnish, if desired.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In10 hrs, 45 m.
Servings10
Health Score1
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