Butter Pecan Red Velvet Cheesecake

Ingredients:

For the Red Velvet Cake Layers:

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cocoa powder

½ tsp salt

1 cup buttermilk

½ cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp white vinegar

1 tbsp red food coloring

For the Butter Pecan Cheesecake Layer:

16 oz cream cheese, softened

½ cup granulated sugar

½ cup brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup chopped pecans (toasted)

½ cup melted butter

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

8 oz cream cheese, softened

½ cup unsalted butter, softened

4 cups powdered sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

For Topping:

½ cup chopped pecans (toasted)

Red velvet crumbs (from trimmed cake layers)

Directions:

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