Oreo Cheesecake

Red Velvet Cheesecake

Red Velvet Cheesecake

Ingredients

For the Crust:

• 1 1/2 cups finely crushed chocolate wafer cookies
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/3 cup sugar
• pinch of salt.

For the filling:

• 4 8 -ounce packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon red food coloring

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. In a large bowl, combine crushed cookies, butter, sugar and salt
3. Press into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan
4. Bake 10 minutes
5. Reduce heat to 325F
6. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth
7. Add flour, then eggs, one at a time
8. Transfer 2 cups of batter to a medium bowl
9. Stir cocoa powder and food coloring into bowl
10. Pour red batter into crust, followed by white batter
11. Using a knife, swirl the batters together very gently
12. Bake for 80 minutes, until center is almost set
13. Cool in unheated oven for 20 minutes
14. Cover and refrigerate overnight
15. Garnish suggestion – cream cheese frosting