Red Velvet Cheesecake

  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 8 hr 35 min
  • Servings 16

Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 3 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz), melted, cooled slightly
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon red food color
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 300°F. Wrap outside bottom and side of 10-inch springform pan with heavy-duty foil. Spray inside of pan with baking spray with flour. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cake mix for filling; set aside. In large bowl, beat remaining cake mix and butter with electric mixer on low speed. Press in bottom and 1 1/2 inches up side of pan.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat reserved 1/4 cup cake mix, the cream cheese, chocolate, sour cream, sugar and food color with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until blended. Pour over crust.
  • 3
    Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes or until edge of cheesecake is set at least 2 inches from edge of pan but center of cheesecake still jiggles slightly when moved. Turn off oven; open oven door 4 inches. Leave cheesecake in oven 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight. Run small metal spatula around edge of pan; remove side of pan. Pipe whipped topping around outer edge of cheesecake. Store covered in refrigerator.

  • If you’d prefer, the whipped topping can be spread over the top of the cheesecake.

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