Pink Velvet Cheesecake – RecipeTin Eats

Pink Velvet Cheesecake!! A no-bake showstopper the place the daring, placing color of Pink Velvet Cake meets the creamy decadence of cheesecake. The filling is fantastically chocolatey, rich-yet-light, with that signature velvety texture. Make this when you have got folks to impress – it’s particular!

Pink Velvet Cheesecake

It is a cheesecake that has an Oreo base and an attention-seeking crimson velvet colored cheesecake filling with a stunning chocolatey flavour.

It tastes luxurious but it surely’s not overly wealthy as a result of there’s solely 3/4 cup of sugar and the filling is light-but-luscious, the sort that cuts neatly into slices however melts right into a river of creamy goodness in your mouth.

The recipe is customized from my traditional no-bake cheesecake. A creation I made on a whim after I observed how my newest recipes have been all so yellow and orange. We’d like color! I declared dramatically.

Right here is color!

Elements in Pink Velvet Cheesecake

Most Pink Velvet Cheesecakes use cocoa powder and meals colouring which makes the filling a enjoyable, vivid candy-red color. I wished a deeper, extra refined burgundy tone – utilizing melted 70% darkish chocolate as an alternative of cocoa powder gave me that, in addition to spectacular chocolate flavour!

Additionally – gelatine is vital. That’s why the feel of this cheesecake is so terrific – gentle however luscious is how I describe it – and it received’t soften right into a puddle inside 10 minutes taking it out of the fridge, nor does it name for 3 blocks of cream cheese which I discover too dense for my style.

1. RED VELVET CREAM CHEESE FILLING

• Cream cheese – I exploit Philadelphia, however in case you’ve had success with different manufacturers, be at liberty to make use of them. Observe: use blocks, not tubs. Tubs are too tender as they’re meant to be spreadable. If utilizing tubs, improve gelatine barely (see recipe notes).

  Softened – Take out 1 hour forward so it’s tender sufficient to beat clean and fluffy.

• 70% cocoa chocolate – This refers to chocolate that’s made with 70% cocoa. It’s darker in color and richer in chocolate flavour than common darkish chocolate (sometimes 40–45% cocoa), giving the filling a deeper, scarlet crimson color and a extra intense chocolate flavour.

  That stated, common darkish chocolate (US: semi-sweet) works completely, it’s simply that the crimson color is a bit brighter, and the chocolate flavour barely milder. I can see this interesting to some folks extra!

• Pink meals colouring – You’ll want 2 tablespoons of normal liquid colouring to get that daring crimson hue. It seems like loads, however much less simply doesn’t lower it – the color is way much less spectacular and type of defeats the aim of creating this. Except, in fact, you might be after a pink velvet cake! 🙂

  If utilizing crimson gel, begin with a drop and add extra as wanted – it’s far more concentrated.

• Gelatine – I want powder over leaves – straightforward, low cost, extensively accessible, and constant in energy from model to model, nation to nation, whereas leaves can differ wildly. Discover it within the baking aisle in tubs or sachets.

• Water – Used to “bloom” the gelatine. Simply 2 tablespoons so flavour isn’t diluted.

• Whipping cream – Whipped cream helps make the feel of this cheesecake fantastically gentle reasonably than dense. Ensure that it’s fridge-cold once you use it else it received’t whip correctly. And be sure to get cream labelled as appropriate for whipping, not pouring or dolloping cream which can’t be whipped. Full fats please!

  We additionally use cream to embellish the cheesecake.

• Sugar – Caster sugar (aka superfine sugar) is finest because it dissolves extra simply, particularly in no-bake recipes. Common sugar could be substituted by rub a few of the combination between your fingers to make sure there are not any granules – if there are, maintain beating.

• Vanilla – Use extract (actual vanilla), not essence (faux). Makes a distinction in no-bake recipes the place the flavour isn’t cooked.

• Salt – A tiny bit to reinforce flavour – received’t style salty.

2. The cheesecake crust

I selected Oreo cookies for the crust as a result of I just like the look of the darkish chocolate base towards the crimson. Additionally as a result of they go on sale commonly at my native grocery retailer!!

No must scrape out the cream filling, that will get blitzed up as properly which, together with the melted butter, is what holds the bottom collectively.

make Pink Velvet Cheesecake

No-bake cheesecakes are easier to make than baked ones. However there’s one necessary factor to be conscious of: ensuring the melted chocolate and gelatine are absolutely liquid however not scorching. Objective: heat like a bubble tub, however not as scorching as your morning espresso. If they begin setting or getting gummy, they received’t mix easily and also you’ll find yourself with tiny lumps in your in any other case silky clean filling.

Baking professional? You’ll in all probability discover these steps extra detailed than you want, they’re designed to offer first-timers the arrogance to nail this! Be at liberty to leap straight to the recipe. 🙂

1. INVERTED BASE (PRO TIP!)

We use a springform pan for cheesecakes to allow them to be eliminated with out flipping – no cheesecake would survive being turned the other way up! For simple removing, flip the springform base the other way up – no lip means the cheesecake slides off easily with out cracking the crust.

1. Flip the bottom of a 20cm/8″ springform pan the other way up. 

2. Butter and line – Spray the bottom with oil or grease very calmly with butter, simply sufficient to carry a sq.(ish) piece of baking paper (parchment paper) in place so it’s not sliding round once you clip the edges in.

3. Clip the edges in so the surplus paper is protruding. The overhang makes it straightforward to slip the cheesecake onto a serving platter – no structural stress!

4. Line sides – Grease then line the edges as properly.

2. oreo biscuit base

On this recipe, I opted to not line the partitions so you possibly can see the crimson filling which is the star of the present!

1. Break up cookies roughly by hand, then place in a meals processor;

2. Blitz till it turns into sand-like. Pour within the melted butter and blitz once more briefly to simply mix;

3. Tip this cookie-sand into the lined pan; and

4. Press into pan – Use one thing with a flat base and straight sides to press the crumbs firmly towards the bottom of the pan. I exploit a measuring cup!

3. BLOOM THE GELATINE

Gelatine is straightforward to make use of in case you simply observe the steps I’ve supplied. There’s a motive for each course!

1. Bloom gelatine – Sprinkle over water in a small bowl (don’t dump in a single spot), stir, and let sit 5 minutes to type a rubbery block.

2. Rubbery! That is what it appears like as soon as set. If it doesn’t set, it’s no good – substitute it.

3. Soften gently – Microwave for simply 15 seconds to show it again into liquid, stir till clean.

4. Cool barely – Let it sit 5 minutes when you make the filling. It ought to be heat liquid however not scorching when added. If it units once more (even across the edges), re-melt gently.

4. MAKE THE FILLING

I want a handheld beater for the filling – it’s simpler to maneuver across the bowl and desires much less scraping. If utilizing a stand mixer, use the whisk for cream, then change to the paddle for cream cheese to keep away from over-aerating (which might trigger bubbles).

1. Whip cream – Put the cream in a bowl and whip it on excessive for two minutes or till stiff peaks type. We’re not on the lookout for silky tender whipped cream, we wish full on stiff whipped cream, as this makes our cheesecake stunning gentle and fluffy.

2. Beat cream cheese – Put the cream cheese and sugar in a separate bowl and utilizing the identical whisk (no want to scrub it), beat for two minute on excessive simply till it’s clean and fairly fluffy. Then add the melted cooled gelatine and vanilla, and beat till mixed (~15 seconds).

3. Make it RED! Add the melted chocolate and crimson meals colouring and beat till totally mixed, about 1 minute.

   Color test – Regardless of the color the filling is at this stage, it is going to be barely paler within the completed cheesecake after the cream is added. Be at liberty so as to add extra crimson colouring in case you like, however don’t add extra chocolate as a result of it’ll weigh the filling down an excessive amount of and make it denser (I discovered 150g/5oz was the restrict).

4. Fold in whipped cream – Utilizing a rubber spatula, fold by means of about 1/4 of the cream into the cream cheese filling. This lightens up the cream cheese combination a bit earlier than including the remainder of the cream, so much less air is knocked out of the cream.As soon as the preliminary cream is generally combined by means of, gently combine by means of the remaining cream. Don’t stir vigorously as you’ll knock air out of the whipped cream which is able to make the cheesecake filling denser than we’re aiming for! 

5. Pour the combination into the ready crust and clean the floor

6. Refrigerate for six hours to let it set. This cheesecake units quicker than my traditional cheesecake as a result of it has chocolate in it which helps with the setting.

5. eradicating from pan and adorning

That is the second you get to really feel smug for flipping the cake pan base – intelligent you! 🙂

1. Slide paper off base – Unclip then take away the edges of the springform pan. Grip the paper overhang and slide the cheesecake off the bottom onto a serving platter.

   ⚠️ If the paper’s caught, it’s probably resulting from an excessive amount of chilly butter performing like glue. Heat the bottom barely (e.g. with a heat damp tea towel) or slide a protracted knife or spatula beneath to loosen it.

2. Slide the paper out from below the cheesecake. I exploit my hand to carry the cheesecake as I’m pulling the paper out from beneath it.

3. Adorn with whipped cream and chocolate shavings! I pile the whipped cream within the centre leaving a 2.5cm/1″ border so you possibly can see the crimson filling from above.

4. Able to serve! Effectively, the Pink Velvet Cheesecake is prepared. So the actual query is – are you prepared for the inevitable gasps of appreciation once you carry this out??

It received’t soften into a large number!

That is pretty served fridge chilly or even when it’s nearer to room temperature after sitting out on the desk for some time. So long as it’s not an insanely scorching day, this Pink Velvet Cheesecake will keep the fluffy-yet-creamy texture reasonably than melting into a large number, because of the gelatine.

It can maintain for five days within the fridge although the biscuit base will get progressively softer. It’s crispiest within the first 24 hours, then on day 2 it’s a bit softer and continues to melt.

The filling, nevertheless, maintains its excellent fluffy-yet-creamy texture the entire time. And in case you stabilise the cream, it’ll keep fluffy for days reasonably than weeping! See the Stabilised Whipped Cream put up for a way I make it – select the strategy that works for you: cream stabiliser powder, gelatine or mascarpone.

Hope you get pleasure from! – Nagi x

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Pink velvet cheesecake

Creator: Nagi

Prep: 30 minutes minutes

Chilling time: 5 hours hrs

Desserts, Candy

Western

Servings12 – 16

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Recipe video above. A no-bake showstopper the place the daring, placing color of Pink Velvet Cake meets the creamy decadence of cheesecake. The filling is fantastically chocolatey, rich-yet-light, with that signature velvety texture that simply melts in your mouth.Make this when you have got folks to impress – it is particular!

Elements

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Pink velvet cheesecake filling:

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Directions

• Inverted pan base – Flip the bottom of a 20cm / 8″ springform pan the other way up – this makes it simpler to take away the completed cheesecake with out the lip in the way in which. Very calmly butter the pan base, then press on a sq. sheet of baking paper. Clip the pan sides onto the bottom, letting the surplus paper stick out the edges (for straightforward removing later). Butter and line the pan sides with extra baking paper.

Oreo biscuit base:

• Blitz cookies – Roughly break up Oreos with arms and place in meals processor. Blitz till they develop into fantastic crumbs. Add melted butter, then blitz once more till mixed.

• Press into pan – Switch crumbs into ready pan, urgent evenly and firmly on to the bottom (I exploit the underside of a straight-sided, flat-bottomed cup measure to do that).

Pink velvet cheesecake filling:

• Bloom gelatine – Place water in a small bowl then sprinkle the gelatine powder throughout the floor. Stir to partially dissolve. Put aside 5 minutes. It can flip right into a stable rubber; this course of is known as blooming. Microwave the gelatine for 15 seconds to show it into liquid, stir, then let it stand for 3 to five minutes to chill. However it should be liquid when added into the combination (else you may find yourself with gelatine lumps), so re-melt if wanted.

• Whip the cream till stiff peaks type (2 – 3 minutes on excessive).

• Whip cream cheese – In a separate bowl (no want to scrub beaters), beat the cream cheese and sugar for two minutes on excessive till fluffy and clean. Add the cooled gelatine liquid and vanilla, beat one other 30 seconds to combine it by means of properly.

• Make it crimson! Add the lukewarm melted chocolate and crimson meals colouring. Beat properly for 1 minute till properly mixed. It ought to be a darkish, seductive scarlet crimson color reasonably than vivid crimson, allowing for the cream will lighten it a bit.

• Fold in cream – Add one third of the whipped cream to the cream cheese combination and gently fold till simply mixed. Then fold within the remaining cream.

• Switch to cake pan – Pour the combination into the ready tin and place within the fridge for no less than 6 hours to set.

Adorning

• Take away cheesecake – Launch the edges of the springform pan. Use the paper to slip the cheesecake off the bottom onto a serving platter. Peel the paper off the edges, then slide the paper out from below the cake.

• Whip cream – Place the cream, sugar and vanilla in a bowl. Beat on excessive for two minutes till softly whipped. (See right here for make-ahead stabilised whipped cream possibility).

• Adorn – Pile the whipped cream on the cheesecake within the center, leaving a 2.5cm/1″ border. Sprinkle with shaved chocolate. Serve!

Recipe Notes:

1. Oreo cookies – You too can use plain chocolate biscuits as an alternative, similar to Arnott’s Chocolate Ripple, however add 1 1/2 tbsp / 20g of butter. It is because Oreo cookies have a filling which is partly what helps bond the crust.
2. Gelatine – I exploit McKenzie’s model, extensively accessible at grocery shops in Australia.
3. Cream cheese – You will need to use BLOCK cream cheese which is firmer than the bathtub type, which is designed to be spreadable.
Cream cheese within the UK: If my understanding is right, the block type of Philadelphia cream cheese isn’t accessible within the UK. If that is true and you’ll solely get spreadable, add an additional 1/2 tsp of gelatine within the blooming step to compensate for the softer cream cheese. I’ve accomplished this for my traditional no-bake cheesecake and it labored out virtually the identical!
4. Caster sugar (superfine sugar) is finest for this recipe as a result of they’re finer granules so that they dissolve extra simply. Common sugar (granulated sugar) ought to work fantastic too, however I like to recommend rubbing a few of the combination between your fingers to make sure the sugar has dissolved.
5. 70% chocolate (ie chocolate that’s 70% cocoa) deepens the color of the crimson to make it the dramatic burgundy color. The crimson color just isn’t fairly as deep ie it’s somewhat brighter if utilizing common darkish chocolate (semi-sweet chocolate), but it surely nonetheless appears terrific and if that’s all I had I’d completely nonetheless make this!
6. Pink meals colouring – You actually do want 6 teaspoons to get this color! Pink gel is extra intense, so begin with a drop and add extra as wanted, beating it in earlier than folding the cream in (which lightens it a contact). The color received’t deepen because it units, so no matter it’s earlier than you chill is what it is going to be on the finish.
UK – Meals colouring within the UK / some components of EU are topic to stricter laws so will not be as efficient including color into desserts, infamous drawback with crimson velvet. It’s best to make use of crimson gel colourings (like Sugarflair, Wilton, or ProGel).
7. Stabilised whipped cream holds its type and doesn’t deflate or weep like common cream, so you possibly can put it on as much as 3 days forward. See right here for learn how to stabilise whipped cream.
Leftovers will maintain for five days although the bottom does soften with time. Additionally see notice above about stabilised whipped cream for making forward. Not appropriate for freezing.
Diet per serving, assuming 12 slices and together with the cream.

Diet Data:

Energy: 540cal (27%)Carbohydrates: 37g (12%)Protein: 6g (12%)Fats: 43g (66%)Saturated Fats: 25g (156%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 2gMonounsaturated Fats: 12gTrans Fats: 0.2gLdl cholesterol: 103mg (34%)Sodium: 210mg (9%)Potassium: 139mg (4%)Fiber: 2g (8%)Sugar: 29g (32%)Vitamin A: 1341IU (27%)Vitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 75mg (8%)Iron: 2mg (11%)

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