White Velvet Cheesecake Recipes

BAKER'S BEST WHITE VELVET CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 1. CHEESECAKE: *BEAT cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice until blended and smooth.Scrape down sides of bowl with a spatula during beating, to evenly incorporate batter.
• 2. Add the melted chocolate, sour cream and vanilla extract and mix well to combine.Add the eggs, 1 at a time, blending on high speed just to incorporate.
• 3. *POUR batter into a lightly greased or nonstick 8 1/2 inch (i used a 9 inch)springform pan; smooth top. *BAKE in a preheated 450 degree oven for 10 mins. Reduce heat to 250 degrees and bake 30-35 mins longer.
• 4. *TOPPING: Combine sour cream and sugar. Spread over cheesecake; bake 5 mins more. Remove from oven and run a sharp knife around sides; let cool on rack completely before removing sides. *REFRIGERATE overnight or at least 5 hours. Garnish with curls, fresh fruit or fruit sauce.

WHITE VELVET CUTOUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Gradually beat flour into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap and refrigerate until firm enough to roll, 2 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in. cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until set (do not brown), 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a bowl, beat butter, shortening and vanilla until blended. Beat in confectioners' sugar and enough milk to reach spreading consistency; beat until light and fluffy, 3 minutes. If desired, beat in food coloring. Frost cookies. (Keep frosting covered with a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.)

THREE LAYER WHITE VELVET CAKE (WITH OPTIONAL WHITE FROSTING)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease three cake pans (reviewers have stated it works better if you flour the pans as well).
• In a large bowl, cream the sugar and butter together.
• Mix in egg yolks, then eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• Measure the buttermilk into a 2-cup measuring cup/bowl and stir in the baking soda and vanilla.
• Blend buttermilk and the flour alternately into the mixture in the large bowl.
• Pour batter into the greased cake pans.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Let cool before frosting.
• OPTIONAL ICING: Beat the egg whites to a stiff froth.
• Beat in the powdered 10x sugar and vanilla extract.
• Frost between layers.
• Refrigerate leftovers.