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Friday, December 23, 2011

Red Velvet Cake with Cheesecake Filling




Each December my son-in-law celebrates his birthday and each December I make him his favorite White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake. About a week before his birthday, he called me requesting something different. His favorite cake is Red Velvet and he wanted me to combine Red Velvet cake and cheesecake. I wasn't exactly sure how I was going to accomplish his request, but I started by researching the net to see what I could find. I typed red velvet cheesecake into the search engine and found an assortment of cheesecakes with red food coloring. I didn't even look at the recipes because I couldn't get past the color ~ something about it just wasn't appealing to me. Eventually I ran across some ideas that I liked and put my own spin on it. The result was a Red Velvet cake with Cheesecake filling and of course a thick layer of cream cheese icing. The cake was moist and rich (to say the least). I think I fell into a sugar coma after only a small piece, but my son-in-law was happy and that was the point. It is always good to keep the in-laws happy!


Merry, Merry Christmas to everyone
and
May God bless you with His peace, His joy and His love today and in the coming year!