Sometimes, it makes sense to skip the meal and go right to dessert. Treat the special people in your life to this scrumptious dessert. We can’t think of a better way to express your love.
Heart-Shaped Red Velvet and Cheesecake Puff Pastry
Ingredients
Red velvet ingredients
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 4 red velvet cupcakes (without icing)
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 1 egg yolk
Cheesecake ingredients
- 1 1/2 8-ounce packages cream cheese
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 6 oz. sour cream
Instructions
- Mix cream cheese and sugar together until smooth.
- Add eggs and vanilla; mix until smooth.
- Add sour cream; mix until combined.
Layering the Dessert
- Cut the puff pastry with a heart-shaped cookie cutter. Cut enough pieces to have a top and bottom for each heart.
- Layer graham cracker in a heart shape on top of the puff pastry, keeping it away from the edges.
- Then, pipe a layer of cheesecake in a zigzag pattern on top of the graham cracker crumbs.
- Crumble the red velvet cupcakes and sprinkle some on top of the cheesecake, covering the cheesecake as much as possible.
- Pipe another layer of cheesecake on top of the cake, making sure to stay away from edges.
- Put a puff pastry heart on top of the layers; line it up to meet the edges of the bottom heart.
- Using the same cookie cutter push down to cut the edges off the heart and seal the pastry together.
- Brush with egg yolks and bake at 365°F until golden brown, turning over once.
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