Fall in Love with This Irresistible Red Velvet Strawberry Cheesecake
Fall in Love with This Irresistible Red Velvet Strawberry Cheesecake is a show-stopping dessert featuring red velvet, strawberry mousse, and cream cheese layers.
Equipment
- Springform Pan
- Blender
- Mixing bowl
- whisk
- oven
Ingredients
Crust
- 10 chocolate graham crackers
- ¼ cup melted butter
Cheesecake Filling
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup mascarpone cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- red food coloring
Strawberry Mousse
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- ½ cup white chocolate chips, melted
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon strawberry extract
- 2 cups diced strawberries
- ¼ cup water
- 2 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
Whipped Topping
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ⅓ cup sugar
- Extra strawberries for garnish
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Wrap springform pan in foil.
- Press chocolate graham cracker crust into the pan. Chill.
- Blend cream cheese, eggs, sour cream, sugar, mascarpone, cocoa, and food coloring until smooth.
- Pour over crust and bake in water bath for 70 minutes.
- Cool completely. Add sliced strawberries on top.
- Whip cream to stiff peaks. Blend mascarpone, white chocolate, condensed milk, extract, and strawberries.
- Dissolve gelatin and add to mousse base. Fold in cream.
- Spread mousse over cheesecake and chill for 1 hour.
- Blend cream cheese, melted chocolate, sugar, and extract.
- Add cream and whip to fluffy topping.
- Pipe whipped topping over mousse. Chill overnight.
- Garnish with strawberries. Slice and serve.
Notes
Let each layer chill before adding the next. Use acetate for cleaner edges if desired. Slice with a warm knife for clean servings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 607kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 8gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 29gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 171mgSodium: 283mgFiber: 1gSugar: 27g
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