Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcakes are a perfect Valentine’s Day treat that will satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth, and they’re absolutely adorable, too! A delicious combo of smooth cheesecake on top of red velvet crust. This easy Valentine’s Day dessert is a great way to show your special someone how much you care.
Mini Red Velvet Cheesecakes
Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcakes are great idea for homemade Valentine’s Day gift, instead of a basic box of chocolates! These cheesecake cupcakes are perfect for kids and school parties, and definitely delicious dessert for your friends and whole family, too.
However, making Valentine’s Day treats should not be complicated or boring. This dessert recipe is so simple and easy and it’s perfect to engage your children to make it.
How to Make Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcakes?
These delicious mini bites are consisted of two baked layers and whipped cream on top. Cheesecake layer is so creamy and smooth. So if you are not fun of whipped cream, you can skip third layer. Red velvet and cheesecake are delicious even without the topping.
To make the Red velvet you’ll need simple ingredients: flour, sugar, cocoa powder butter, milk, vanilla, egg and red food coloring.
First beat butter and sugar, then mix in add egg, milk and vanilla. Finally mix in dry ingredients mix, and red velvet mixture is ready. Spread some of red velvet mixture in the bottom of cupcake liners and pre-bake for 6 minutes.
Cheesecake mixture is also very simple to make. Just beat softened cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and egg whites and spoon over pre-baked red velvet.
When your Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcakes are baked and cooled completely top them with whipped cream and garnish with festive heart shape sprinkles and enjoy!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcakes
Prep Time: 15 minutes- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 120 minutes
Yield: 12 1x
Category: Dessert
Method: Oven
Cuisine: American
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Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcakes are a perfect Valentine’s Day treat that will satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth, and they’re absolutely adorable, too! A delicious combo of smooth cheesecake on top of red velvet crust.
Ingredients
Red Velvet Layer:
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 5 Tablespoons unsalted butter-softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- red food coloring
Cheesecake Layer:
- 12 oz. cream cheese-softened
- 2 Tablespoons sour cream
- 5 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 egg white
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For garnish:
- 1 ½–2 cups whipped cream
- heart shaped sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line cupcake pan with cupcake liners and set aside.
- To make the red velvet layer, stir together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together, then set aside.
- In a large bowl beat the butter on high speed, until creamy. On medium speed beat in the sugar until combined. Then, beat in egg yolk, milk, and vanilla extract. Mix in food coloring.
- Add dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix in on low speed. Add more food coloring if needed.
- Spread 1 Tablespoon of mixture into the bottom of each cupcake liner (The mixture will be very sticky).
- Bake 6-7 minutes to pre-bake the crust (slightly prebaked crust will rise and sink in the center, and that’s OK).
- To make the cheesecake layer beat the cream cheese on medium-high until smooth, then add sour cream and sugar and mix until combined. Add the egg white and vanilla and mix on medium speed until combined. Do not overbeat or the cheesecake will crack. Add 2-3 Tablespoon of cheesecake mixture on top of the red velvet, spreading it to completely covers.
- Bake for about 18-20 more minutes, until cheesecake topping is no longer jiggly when you shake the pan. Tent loosely with aluminum foil to make sure the tops of the cheesecake does brown.
- Cool for 30 minutes at room temperature, then refrigerate to set for 1-2 hours. Before serving top with heaping Tablespoon of whipped cream and garnish with sprinkles if desired.
8 comments
Re the red food coloring. No amount listed – is it just to whatever color we want? Recipe sounds scrumptious!!!!!!!!!
Hi Janet, the amount of red color you’ll need depends o what type of color you use, gel, liquid…Some has more intense pigment than others
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Hey ! I was wondering , when doing the cheese cake mixture I usually use a whole egg and not just the white. Why did you use the white alone?
I would also like to know the reason for not using the whole egg, and why this question hasn’t been answered in almost 2 years.
Love the cream cheese mixture but, the red velvet didn’t taste like red velvet.
Plus, I cooked for 6 minutes and they looked great but, after adding the cream cheese and baking for 18 minutes the bottom cake was very dense and close to being burnt.
I even lowered the temperature since I was using a dark nonstick pan.
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why did my cheesecake sink?
I feel sure the reason the red velvet didn’t taste like red velvet is because there was no vinegar or buttermilk in the batter. That’s the combination that gives Red Velvet Cake its unique flavor.