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| by Natalie
What’s more festive than a red and white cake? The Costco Kirkland Signature Red Velvet Cheesecake pairs red velvet cake with plain cheesecake. It looks like the perfect dessert to end Christmas dinner with but is it worth taking a chance on? Find out below!
The Costco bakery has a few different options for Christmas dessert and one of those options is this Kirkland Signature Red Velvet Cheesecake. This cake just looks pretty festive and delicious so I decided to pick one up to enjoy and review.
Other cakes from Costco I love are the Kirkland Signature Christmas Fruit Cake, Kirkland Signature Tuxedo Cake, Kirkland Signature Tiramisu Cake, Kirkland Signature Strawberry Cheesecake, Kirkland Signature Yule Log and Kirkland Signature Strawberry Shortcake.
Location in Store
The red velvet cheesecake is located in the bakery department at Costco and the item number is 1360894.
The cake has layers of red velvet cake, layers of plain cheesecake and on top is sweet vanilla icing with crumbs of red velvet cake on top. The red velvet cake itself is a little dry and doesn’t have a ton of chocolate flavor. The cheesecake layers are actually pretty good and it tastes the same as the cheesecake used in the strawberry cheesecake from Costco.
The icing is a sweet vanilla icing that I actually don’t mind! There’s not too much of it and it adds a bit of extra sweetness and flavor to the cake. The cake is garnished with a white chocolate stick on top that tastes quite nice. I actually tried this cake in 2019 and didn’t like it very much but I think Costco has made a few positive tweaks to their recipe.
It’s a pretty heavy, rich cake so a small slice is all I can handle and I have a sweet tooth!
Cost
I paid $23.99 for the Costco Kirkland Signature Red Velvet Cheesecake. It’s a big cake and can feed a lot of people so $23.99 doesn’t seem too unreasonable to me.
Convenience
The cake slices easily and freezes great. The best-before date listed is five days from the date it was packaged and the cake needs to be kept refrigerated.
It’s a really pretty-looking cake and I think it’d be great to bring to a Christmas potluck or serve as a dessert option at a family dinner. In my opinion, it’s not as spectacular as Christmas dinner dessert should be but for other occasions it’s fine!
This nutrition information was obtained from Costco in 2019. 1/16th of the cake contains 370 calories, 20 grams of fat, 330 mg of sodium, 45 grams of carbohydrates, one gram of fibre, 35 grams of sugar and four grams of protein.
Ingredients
The ingredients list seems pretty typical for a store-bought cake. If you make a cake like this from scratch at home you can save yourself some unhealthy ingredients like the oils found in the sugar frosting.
Scoring
Taste:6/10
Cost:7.5/10
Convenience:10/10
Nutrition:0/10
Overall
Give it a try!
This isn’t my favorite Costco cake but if you love cheesecake and are looking for a really pretty-looking dessert this may be something to try!
Have you tried this cake? What did you think of it?
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Made with fresh buttercream, Costco cakes are perishable. Some people have had success with leaving them out at room temperature for a couple of days, but technically, they're not shelf-stable and should be refrigerated before the event.
Each cake can be refrigerated for up to 4 days (preferably in an airtight container) or frozen for up to 6 months. Defrost in the refrigerator one day in advance, or at room temperature for 3 hours.
How to Store the Finished Red Velvet Cheesecake. Keep this cheesecake in an airtight container (or wrapped in plastic wrap) in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Let sit at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.
A compote of seasonal fruit is a delicious way to dress up a cheesecake, a bowl of ice cream or a slice of cake! In a medium saucepan, combine blueberries, water, lemon juice, sugar and spices. Heat over medium heat until berries begin to burst and juice starts to thicken, about 10 minutes.
Storage: Red velvet cake should be stored in the refrigerator because of the cream cheese frosting. It will stay good for about 5 days. We think it is best when it has 1-2 hours to sit out of the fridge to come up to room temperature before serving. Freezing: You can freeze the assembled cake or individual slices.
From Paula's Pumpkin Bars to Giada's Spiced Apple-Walnut Cake With Cream Cheese Icing to the classic Red Velvet Cake, it's hard to escape cream cheese frosting's creamy goodness. So does it need refrigeration? Food Network Kitchens: Yes, you should always refrigerate any cake or cupcake that has cream cheese frosting.
There are 370 calories in 1/16 cake of Costco Red Velvet Cake. * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Costco's cheesecake starts with a graham-cracker crust with an ideal texture — not too hard but not too soft that it crumbles. On top of the crust is the cheesecake layer, which was easy to cut through but not too dense. The texture was wonderfully fluffy with subtle notes of vanilla flavor.
If you need dessert for a crowd, buying it could save you money compared to purchasing a cheesecake elsewhere. You can also freeze cheesecake if you're tempted by Costco's offering but don't think you can finish it in a matter of days.
Prepared cheesecake can be stored in the fridge for 3 to 4 days, per USDA food safety recommendations. We suggest storage in an airtight container, so it doesnt absorb any fridge odors.
Eggs and milk have high protein and moisture content, and they're the primary ingredients in cheesecake, so when cheesecake is left at room temperature, conditions are ripe for bacteria to multiply. According to the USDA's Food Keeper App, cheesecake should be consumed within 5 to 7 days of refrigeration.
The USDA says to avoid the “danger zone” you must place a cooled cheesecake in the fridge within two hours. You can set a timer for yourself so you don't forget and risk wasting all that beautiful, rich dessert.
This delicious combo of chocolatey sweet terpenes from Red Velvet along with the rich fruity decadence from Cherry Cheesecake make for an explosion of flavor for the senses.
People love this cake because it has a mild chocolate flavor. Many people don't like chocolate so much; they want a tiny taste of it. People prefer red velvet cake over any other cake because it is made of Mild chocolate.
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