Red Velvet Cheesecake Bundt Cake

Instructions

For the Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Heavily grease a 9-10 inch bundt pan and dust with flour.
2. In a small bowl or glass measuring cup combine the buttermilk, red food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the oil and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time and beat on high until smooth and creamy.
4. Sift together the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda in a medium sized bowl.
5. Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the buttermilk mixture starting and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined, ensuring the batter is smooth but not over-mixed.

For the Cheesecake filling:

1. Beat together the cream cheese, egg and sugar until smooth.

To assemble:

1. Fill the bundt pan with about 3/4 of the red velvet batter. Dollop the cheesecake mixture all over, keeping it away from the edges. Top with the remaining cake batter.
2. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

For the Icing:

1. In a large bowl cream together the butter and cream cheese. Add the powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Add the vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon of milk. Add more milk gradually until your desired icing consistency is reached. I liked mine thick but easy to pour on the cake.
2. Frost the cooled cake and serve room temperature or chilled!