Fourth of July Cheesecake

Name: Fourth of July Cheesecake
Prep time: 18 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: pure vanilla extract; sour cream; sea salt; fresh blueberries; seedless raspberry preserves; cornstarch; arrowroot; water; cream cheese; sugar; egg yolks; lemon juice

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

The Baking Bible

By Rose Levy Beranbaum

Published 2014

About

What could be a more perfect celebration cake than a layer of red velvet cake topped with tangy, creamy cheesecake, encased in a complementary white chocolate cream cheese frosting and gilded with juicy fresh blueberries? The filling is a basic cheesecake recipe that can also be used interchangeably with different crusts and toppings.

Ingredients

Cheesecake Filling

	VOLUME	WEIGHT
cream cheese (65° to

Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian
Baking

Method

Make the Red Velvet Cake Base

See recipe.

Bake the Cake

Bake for 18 to 25 minutes, or until a wire cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean and the cake springs back when pressed lightly in the center. The cake should start to shrink from the side