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’ve gotten folks to impress – it’s particular!

Pink Velvet Cheesecake

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

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

The recipe is tailored from my traditional no-bake cheesecake. A creation I made on a whim once I seen how my newest recipes had been all so yellow and orange. We want 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 a substitute 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 – mild however luscious is how I describe it – and it gained’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 if you happen to’ve had success with different manufacturers, be at liberty to make use of them. Word: use blocks, not tubs. Tubs are too delicate as they’re supposed to be spreadable. If utilizing tubs, improve gelatine barely (see recipe notes).

  Softened – Take out 1 hour forward so it’s delicate sufficient to beat easy 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 pink color and a extra intense chocolate flavour.

  That stated, common darkish chocolate (US: semi-sweet) works completely, it’s simply that the pink 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 pink hue. It feels like quite a bit, however much less simply doesn’t reduce it – the color is far much less spectacular and type of defeats the aim of creating this. Until, after all, you’re after a pink velvet cake! 🙂

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

• Gelatine – I favor powder over leaves – straightforward, low cost, broadly obtainable, and constant in energy from model to model, nation to nation, whereas leaves can range 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 mild moderately than dense. Ensure it’s fridge-cold while you use it else it gained’t whip correctly. And ensure you 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 greatest because it dissolves extra simply, particularly in no-bake recipes. Common sugar could be substituted by rub among the combination between your fingers to make sure there are not any granules – if there are, preserve 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 – gained’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 pink. Additionally as a result of they go on sale commonly at my native grocery retailer!!

No have to 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 less complicated to make than baked ones. However there’s one vital factor to be aware 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 gained’t mix easily and also you’ll find yourself with tiny lumps in your in any other case silky easy 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 wrong way up! For simple removing, flip the springform base the wrong 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 wrong 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 while 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 pink 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 only 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 if you happen to simply comply with the steps I’ve offered. There’s a cause for each route!

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 seems like as soon as set. If it doesn’t set, it’s no good – change it.

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

4. Cool barely – Let it sit 5 minutes when you make the filling. It must 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 favor 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 swap to the paddle for cream cheese to keep away from over-aerating (which may 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 delicate whipped cream, we wish full on stiff whipped cream, as this makes our cheesecake stunning mild and fluffy.

2. Beat cream cheese – Put the cream cheese and sugar in a separate bowl and utilizing the identical whisk (no want to wash it), beat for two minute on excessive simply till it’s easy 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 pink meals colouring and beat till totally mixed, about 1 minute.

   Color test – Regardless of the color the filling is at this stage, will probably be barely paler within the completed cheesecake after the cream is added. Be at liberty so as to add extra pink colouring if you happen to like, however don’t add extra chocolate as a result of it can 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 way 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 blended by way of, gently combine by way of the remaining cream. Don’t stir vigorously as you’ll knock air out of the whipped cream which can make the cheesecake filling denser than we’re aiming for! 

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

6. Refrigerate for six hours to let it set. This cheesecake units sooner 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 possible on account of an excessive amount of chilly butter appearing 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. Embellish 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 pink filling from above.

4. Able to serve! Nicely, the Pink Velvet Cheesecake is prepared. So the true query is – are you prepared for the inevitable gasps of appreciation while you convey this out??

It gained’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 preserve the fluffy-yet-creamy texture moderately than melting into a large number, because of the gelatine.

It’s going to preserve 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 if you happen to stabilise the cream, it can keep fluffy for days moderately than weeping! See the Stabilised Whipped Cream submit for a way I make it – select the tactic 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’ve gotten 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 wrong 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 simple 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 advantageous 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’s going to flip right into a strong 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. But it surely have to be liquid when added into the combination (else you will 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 wash beaters), beat the cream cheese and sugar for two minutes on excessive till fluffy and easy. Add the cooled gelatine liquid and vanilla, beat one other 30 seconds to combine it by way of properly.

• Make it pink! Add the lukewarm melted chocolate and pink meals colouring. Beat properly for 1 minute till properly mixed. It must be a darkish, seductive scarlet pink color moderately than vivid pink, making an allowance 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 a minimum of 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 choice).

• Embellish – 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 may also use plain chocolate biscuits as a substitute, 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, broadly obtainable at grocery shops in Australia.
3. Cream cheese – You should 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 appropriate, the block form of Philadelphia cream cheese isn’t obtainable 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 carried out this for my traditional no-bake cheesecake and it labored out virtually the identical!
4. Caster sugar (superfine sugar) is greatest for this recipe as a result of they’re finer granules in order that they dissolve extra simply. Common sugar (granulated sugar) ought to work advantageous too, however I like to recommend rubbing among 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 pink to make it the dramatic burgundy color. The pink color is just not fairly as deep ie it’s slightly brighter if utilizing common darkish chocolate (semi-sweet chocolate), nevertheless it nonetheless seems 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 gained’t deepen because it units, so no matter it’s earlier than you chill is what will probably be on the finish.
UK – Meals colouring within the UK / some elements of EU are topic to stricter rules so are usually not as efficient including color into truffles, infamous drawback with pink velvet. It’s best to make use of pink 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 methods to stabilise whipped cream.
Leftovers will preserve for five days although the bottom does soften with time. Additionally see be aware above about stabilised whipped cream for making forward. Not appropriate for freezing.
Diet per serving, assuming 12 slices and together with the cream.

Diet Info:

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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