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Red Velvet Week – Red Velvet Cheese Ball
Filed under Dessert - MIscFeb 2Every once in awhile, an idea comes to me. An absolutely brilliant idea.
Now, I’m not one to toot my own horn, or to pat myself on the back, but I do believe that this one deserves a little of both.
Red. Velvet. Cheese. Ball.
Yep, you read that right. All the deliciousness of red velvet – plus the cream cheese frosting – all rolled into a ball and served with cookies.
I guess I can’t say the idea is completely original. I actually had the idea pop into my head while reading another blog post, about a peanut butter cheese ball. But I looked and looked and looked some more, and nowhere online could I find another red velvet cheese ball. Usually, when I come up with an idea that I can’t find anywhere online, it’s because it’s not a good idea. Believe me – I’ve tried more than one thing before that I thought was originally a brilliant, original idea – only to learn my lesson. If you can’t find something online, most of the time it’s because it doesn’t work. But this idea – it worked – as well as I was hoping for.
The best way I thought to get that red velvet flavor and color while keeping the texture of the cheese ball was to use a cake mix. It only uses half of the cake mix, so feel free to double the recipe (especially if you are feeding a crowd!) or you can even make cake mix cookies with the other half. My husband loved this so much that he ate almost half of it himself!! He said the only thing that would make it better would be to add in more chocolate chips, mixed throughout – so that is always another option as well.
Not only would this great for Valentine’s Day, but I’m sure it would be a hit at your Super Bowl party this weekend, too!
The ultimate dip for red velvet lovers!! This sweet version of a cheeseball will have you going back for more!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups red velvet cake mix, dry
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- assorted cookies and crackers (my favorite was Vanilla Wafers)
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add in the red velvet cake mix, the brown sugar and the powdered sugar. Beat until smooth and combined.
- Turn the mixture out onto a piece of plastic wrap. Wrap up into a ball and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Put the chocolate chips on a plate or in a shallow dish. Remove the cheese ball from the refrigerator and unwrap. Roll in the chocolate chips. (This might get messy!) Place on a serving plate and serve with cookies or graham crackers.
Recipe from www.tasteandtellblog.com
63 Responses to “Red Velvet Week – Red Velvet Cheese Ball”
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Cassie said on February 2nd, 2012 at 6:28 am
Yep. You’re definitely a genius. This looks AMAZING.
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One word. WOW.
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This. is. genius! You are a genius!!
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This is the best. I love the concept, I love the presentation, and I bet it tastes AMAZING! Genius is right!
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ooh – this is a must make. We just had the PB one a week ago and this looks like a winner too!
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Maria said on February 2nd, 2012 at 7:56 am
Perfect dip for Valentine’s Day!
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Shut. Your. Face.
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Brilliant would be one word to describe you right now…love it!
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What a fun and unique idea! That ball of yummyness looks divine, this would definitely be a conversation starter at any get together
I pinned this recipe, great post![Reply]
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Katie said on February 2nd, 2012 at 9:18 am
What brand cake mix did you use? The color is so bold!! I want to make sure I duplicate! I might try white chocolate chips.
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This looks gorgeous, super creative (I’ve seen other version of this but never red velvet!) and I know it’s going to be a FG, TS, and Pinterest hit in no time. AMAZING!
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Katrina said on February 2nd, 2012 at 9:31 am
Cuuuute!! Love this idea!
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Jennifer | Mother Thyme said on February 2nd, 2012 at 10:42 am
This is indeed a brilliant idea! Love this!
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Julie said on February 2nd, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Wow! It sounded soooooo yummy that I went straight to my kitchen and made it. DELISH right out of the bowl, even before you chill it. ha. YUM! Thanks for the recipe. btw, I found the recipe on Pinterest!
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Amazing, Deborah. Just amazing. Can’t wait to try this, so perfect!
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teresa said on February 2nd, 2012 at 3:13 pm
woah! i LOVE this! it’s so pretty, so perfect for v-day! awesome!
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Sarah said on February 2nd, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Is it wrong that I’d just eat it as is with a spoon? Who needs crackers??
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This is amazing, go ahead and toot away!
You can never go wrong with more chocolate chips, can you![Reply]
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What?!!!!! You.are.brilliant!!!!!!!!
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Joanne said on February 2nd, 2012 at 7:37 pm
Could this be more deliciously addictive? I have my doubts!
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WOW, this is BRILLIANT!! I’d eat that whole thing. yep. the whooolllle thing.
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GinaB said on February 2nd, 2012 at 9:04 pm
OMG! The only thing keeping me from trying this RIGHT NOW is that I just found it at 10pm! I’ll be making it for my daughter’s college friends tomorrow evening. (And making a 2nd one for the rest of the weekend!)
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You hit it out of the ballpark. Wish I would have thought of it!!! So gorgeous.
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Ashley said on February 2nd, 2012 at 10:12 pm
Oh my goodness, you are killing me! This is absolutely incredible AND sinful. I have been having major cravings for red velvet and have been loving all your red velvet week recipes!
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you can toot your own horn–well deserved!!
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Maureen said on February 4th, 2012 at 9:47 am
What is it about Red Velvet that makes it so much more sinful than other types of desserts?!?! I just can’t get enough.
I really need to make this one soon!
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I love anything in cheese-ball form! I made a Nutella Cream Cheese version – but RED VELVET?! Talk about taking it to the next stratosphere!! ~Megan
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These look great! I wanted to let you know that I featured this in my “What I Bookmarked This Week” post – stop by and see!
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Lindsay said on February 5th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Made this tonight for Super Bowl and EVERYONE raved. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Amazing!
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grace said on February 6th, 2012 at 5:27 am
what a really unique cheese ball! you’ve really outdone yourself with the red velvet goodies this year, deborah.
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Lendi said on February 6th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
WOW! I’m making that! I’m headed to Walmart now!
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MaryBe said on February 7th, 2012 at 4:58 am
I saw this on Kelly’s Korner Blog and had to check it out. My daughter loves red velvet anything! I Pinned this
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Allison said on February 8th, 2012 at 8:12 am
So did you cook the cake or just use the dry mix?
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Erin said on February 8th, 2012 at 2:32 pm
I just ran to Wal-Mart and picked up all of the ingredients. It was so easy and I could have just eaten the batter, pre-ball form, all day! Thank you (and Pinterest)!
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Jessy said on February 8th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
Anyone try any other type of cookie? I like nilla wafers, just curious…
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Lauren said on February 13th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
I am making this right now!
However, I’m making mini-balls for individual cupcake wrappers. So I have the entire bowl sitting in the fridge and when I get home from work tonight, I’ll be putting the chips on them and then …. probably eat over 50% of them before I bring them with me tomorrow and Wednesday [Reply]
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Sara Jean said on February 17th, 2012 at 5:49 pm
I made this and the Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cookies last weekend and they were both OUT OF THIS WORLD! I got so many compliments and I just think the presentation of the cheese ball is striking and beautiful–I love it! I will definitely be making more of your recipes! PS–My favorite cookie for dipping was the Nilla Wafer as well, but I could just eat it by the spoonful too! I definitely agree with your hubby about the chocolate chips!
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Kiera said on February 20th, 2012 at 5:17 pm
When I first saw this on Pinterest I was in complete awe, looks amazing!!!
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Alicia said on March 10th, 2012 at 1:18 am
I hope i can make this later on today since its after 2 am but since im having family over for my pre-birthday
I thought it would be great either that or 2morrow for my reall birthday It sounds so yummy~[Reply]
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MS. JOHNSON said on March 12th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
THIS WAS AWESOME!!! MINE DIDN’T COME OUT SO PERFECTLY ROUNDED BUT IT TASTED DELICIOUS…… GREAT IDEA!!
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amy said on March 16th, 2012 at 8:06 am
can you use any cake mix?
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Lauren Ellison said on March 23rd, 2012 at 3:55 pm
I made this around Super Bowl time and it was the biggest hit ever. So many people ask me for the instructions and I always copy and paste the link to here.
I made just one variation. I chopped up raspberry hershey kisses and mixed them with the choco chips then rolled it in that. The raspberry added SOOOO much to the flavor. Didn’t look as pretty as whole chips but it was rediculously good. (Any raspberry chocolate would work, I’m sure)
I personally liked it the best with chocolate animal crackers. Was delish with the chocolate. I’ve pinned this too!
GREAT JOB!!!
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Deborah Reply:
March 23rd, 2012 at 7:11 pm@Lauren Ellison, so glad it was a hit, and the raspberry sounds amazing!!
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Mallory said on April 2nd, 2012 at 8:31 pm
This looks so good. I’m making it soon. How do u think it would turn out if I mixed chocolate chips throughout and then rolled it in a white chocolate and chocolate chip mixture? Or should I just stick to only chocolate?
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Amanda said on April 2nd, 2012 at 9:35 pm
I just wanted to drop by and let you know that I found this recipe on Pinterest, and am a HUGE sucker for anything red velvet. I made this for a work party and I will tell you, I have never had more compliments and requests for a recipe before. This is BEYOND good. Thanks for sharing it!!! PS – I took your advice and added the choc chips in with the mixture. Sooo yummy!
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Rashonda said on May 6th, 2012 at 6:45 pm
Made this for a party this weekend……AMAZING…!!! Everyone kept asking how did I come up with the recipe, and I couldn’t take credit. I also made one using carrot cake mix and rolled it in chopped walnuts and used gingersnaps for dipping. It was great!
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Amanda said on May 21st, 2012 at 12:06 pm
I have been meaning to leave you a comment for a couple of weeks now. I had a Kentucky Derby/Cinco de Mayo BBQ to go to a couple weekends ago and I made this cheese ball. Actually, I made 2. One to stay home so my family could try and one to take to the BBQ.
It was outrageously good and it was a HUGE HIT at the BBQ. People went crazy over it. I served Nilla Wafers with it and the whole thing was devoured within a couple of hours. The one that I left at home was gone within 2 days.
I did mix some chocolate chips in with the mixture as well as rolling the outside with them and I’m glad I did. Thank you so much for this recipe. It is very special and I can’t wait to bring it to parties in the future.
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Deborah Reply:
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:10 am
@Katie, I used Duncan Hines. It’s the only brand of red velvet that I’ve been able to find.
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