Red Velvet Pie Recipe
Looking for a sweet sensation? Red Velvet Pie Recipe is here to dazzle your taste buds.
Ingredients
- 1 Prepared pie crust (fitted into a 9-inch pie plate)
For The Cream Cheese Layer:
- 8 ounces Cream cheese (at room temperature)
- 1/2 cup Confectioners' sugar
- 1 Large egg (at room temperature)
- 1 Large egg yolk (at room temperature)
- 1/2 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
For The Red Velvet Layer:
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons Cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Fine sea salt
- 6 tablespoons Unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 3/4 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 Large egg (at room temperature)
- 1 Large egg white (at room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon Red food coloring
- Whipped cream (for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place pie crust on the parchment-lined sheet, and chill.
Prepare cream cheese layer:
- Blend cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Add egg, yolk, vanilla; mix well.
- Fill the crust, and chill in the freezer.
Prepare red velvet layer:
- Mix flour, cocoa, and salt in a bowl.
- Blend butter, and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs, vanilla, food colouring; mix.
- Combine with dry ingredients; spread over cream cheese.
- Bake until golden, filling springs back (40-45 mins).
- Cool before slicing. Serve with whipped cream if desired.
Notes
- Use room-temperature ingredients for a smooth filling.
- Gradually add food colouring until you achieve that perfect red.
- Don't skip the whipped cream topping; it's the icing on the cake, or in this case, the pie.