Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cheesecake

5 from 71 votes

Celebrate classic flavors and a southern favorite with the vibrant color and tender bite of Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake. Dressed in its dazzling trademark color and crowned in snowy, tangy cream cheese frosting, this beloved dessert is the right answer for any occasion…even just because.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: red velvet cake, Red Velvet Cheesecake

Servings:

Calories: 212kcal

Author: Nicole Kendrick

Equipment

Ingredients

Cake - Wet Ingredients

4 eggs room temperature
1 ½ cups milk room temperature
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 ½ cup sugar
½ cup butter softened
2 teaspoon vanilla extract Nielsen Massey
2 teaspoon OliveNation red velvet cake emulsion
Red food coloring

Cake - Dry Ingredients

3 cups Gluten Free 1:1 Flour
3 teaspoon baking powder
2 ½ tablespoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt

Cream Frosting

1 8 oz cream cheese softened
1 stick butter softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1 ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract Nielsen Massey

Topping

Red chocolate curls

Instructions

Cake

Preheat oven to 350 ℉.
Combine milk and apple cider vinegar and set aside.
Place all dry ingredients in medium bowl.
Beat butter, oil, and sugar for 2 minutes on medium high.
Then add eggs 2 at a time mixing slowly after each addition.
Then add vanilla, red coloring, and red velvet emulsion.
Add half the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
Then add the milk mixture remaining dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
Pour evenly into the layered loaf pans or 2 8 inch cake pans.
Bake for 18-23 minutes when a toothpick comes out clean. Allow cakes to cool before frosting.

Cream Frosting

First, add butter and cream cheese to a mixer with paddle attachment and mix 2 minutes.
Next, add in the powdered sugar 2 cups at a time.
After each addition, begin mixing on low until powder is slightly combined, then mix on medium until well combined. (About 1 minute)
Once all powdered sugar has been combined, add vanilla, and mix again until just combined.

Assembly

Finally, it’s time to frost your cakes. Place the first cake on a cake stand or plate and spread some of the frosting across the top.
Stack another cake on top. Spread more frosting.
Repeat the process until all of the cakes are stacked and frosted.
For a gorgeous finishing touch that will instantly make this a centerpiece, top the cake with red and white chocolate curls from OliveNation.

Notes

Top Tips:

Make sure that all of the ingredients for both the cake and the cream cheese frosting are at room temperature including the milk. This will allow everything to mix together smoothly and quickly without over-mixing.
When mixing your frosting, always start on low when adding the powdered sugar. This will help it from flying everywhere.
A great way to make buttermilk if a recipe calls for it for both dairy recipes and dairy-free recipes is to add one tablespoon of acid such as apple cider vinegar or lemon juice to one cup of milk or milk substitute like almond milk.

Nutrition:

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