It’s been Nanna Val’s birthday this weekend – A pretty significant 65 on the 1st May. Now Nanna Val is rather partial to a tipple of Baileys – She rarely drinks it neat but a cup of coffee just isn’t the same without some. In honour of the birthday girl, I decided to make a substantial cake – We are off out for the day tomorrow, so this is joining us.
A triple Chococcino Cake (Coffee & Chocolate) with luxurious Bailey’s cheesecake sandwiched between – Topped with a soft Bailey’s frosting, made into pretty roses. Definitely not one for the kids – although they’ve been hinting about a slice of the cake all day!
BAILEYS CHOCOCCINO CHEESECAKE CAKE
| Serves | 8+ |
| Prep time | 2 hours, 30 minutes |
| Cook time | 1 hour |
| Total time | 3 hours, 30 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert |
| Misc | Serve Cold |
INGREDIENTS
- 8 + 3oz Butter
- 8oz Caster Sugar
- 2 + 1 + 1 teaspoons Cocoa Powder
- 4 Large Eggs
- 2 tablespoons Really Strong Black Coffee (I make it by dissolving the strongest coffee granules we have in boiling water)
- 3 tablespoons Vanilla Extract
- 10oz Self Raising Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baileys Irish Cream
- 100ml Double Cream
- 250g Soft Cream Cheese (Full Fat)
- 150g Melted Chocolate (I used half white/half milk chocolate)
- 2 TBSP + 10oz Icing Sugar
- 2oz Milk
DIRECTIONS
| Cake | |
| 1. | |
| Preheat the oven to 160C and line an 8″ Cake Tin with Baking Parchment | |
| 2. | |
| Using an electric mixer, whisk the 8 oz of butter and the caster sugar until pale and fluffy. | |
| 3. | |
| Add the eggs one at a time, coffee and 1 tsp of the vanilla extract | |
| 4. | |
| Reduce the mixer to a slow speed and add the flour and cocoa powder, one spoon at a time | |
| 5. | |
| Pour into the cake tin and bake for 55-60 minutes until a skewer comes out clean – remove from the oven and allow to cool fully | |
| Baileys Cheesecake | |
| 6. | |
| Using an electric mixer on a medium speed, whisk together the cream cheese and the double cream until they start to thicken | |
| 7. | |
| Add the Baileys and 1 of the remaining teaspoons of cocoa powder and the 2 TBSP of icing sugar and mix through thoroughly. Stir in the melted chocolate which should be cool by now. | |
| To Assemble | |
| 8. | |
| Cut the cake into 3 even layers – this can be quite tricky to do so just do 2 if you are not confident | |
| 9. | |
| Re-line the cake tin with fresh baking parchment and place the bottom cake layer at the base of the tin | |
| 10. | |
| Scoop half of the Baileys Cheesecake on top of the first cake layer and smooth out evenly | |
| 11. | |
| Add the middle cake layer and repeat with the remaining cheesecake | |
| 12. | |
| Top with the top cake layer and place in the fridge for 2 hours | |
| To Decorate | |
| 13. | |
| Using an electric mixer, whisk the remaining butter, icing sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla extract until well combined | |
| 14. | |
| Add the milk a splash at a time – if the frosting is getting too runny, then add a couple more tbsp of icing sugar | |
| 15. | |
| Scoop into a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe roses on top of the cake (I use a Wilton 2D nozzle for mine) | |
If you fancy having a go at piping your own roses, its a lot easier than you think – I’ve produced a super short video showing you how (Its only 8 seconds long!)
If this recipe has whetted your appetite for more Baileys recipes then why not try some of the recipes over at the Bailey’s website
Oh my eyes! This looks amazing!!
And thank you for the roses tutorial – you’ve made it look so easy
Blink and you miss it though, Claire? 😉
Hello please can you tell me how/where is the 8 seconds video showing how to pipe roses. Many thanks
HI its here – It really needs updating but hope you find it a bit useful x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c_mE-hfz9s
I’m not much of a baker so, if you could make one for me, that would be great!! Haha! Looks amazing!! x #TriedTested
Anytime Sam! I might have to take a giant slice out of it for me though! x
Wow! This looks amazing and the piped roses adds a beautiful touch. Linking up from #TriedTested
Thanks Melissa – Can’t beat a bit of piping!
Happy birthday to Nanna Val. Helen, your cake is stunning and I bet it tasted sublime.
Thanks very much Julie – I’m going to eat another slab now just to keep checking on how it tastes 😉
I’m not a fan of cheesecake but that looks absolutely amazing! x
The cake is nice just on its own Kim – Thanks for your lovely comment x
oh Helen, this looks amazing – those roses are perfect!
Aw thanks Helen – I’m trying not to see the imperfections! x
I love bailey, chocolate and cheesecake so this combination is a total winner for me! I hope your Nana liked the cake. #recipeoftheweek K x
This looks amazing. I am not going to attempt this one just yet – #operationwobblybottom would suffer ha ha. However, I am going to do one in the next few weeks as a treat. I love the way you have piped the icing on – I need to practice my cake decorating skills definitely. I’ve got a book from Hobbycraft on cake decorating so I’m going to use some tips out of that and make a birthday cake for the next birthday in our house…. Oooh it’s my birthday next ha ha 🙂 xxx
That looks absolutely gorgeous! You make it look so easy.. I suspect my roses wouldn’t look quite like that though…
Those roses look incredible!
Thanks for linking up with #TriedTested this week x
WOW that cheesecake looks amazing! You are one talented lady 🙂 x x
Wow, this looks delicious! I have to try this. #Serenata
That looks and sound fabulous, and you make the roses look so easy. #serenata
Wow! It looks incredible – I love cheesecake and I love Baileys so this would be my perfect cake.
Looks amazing. #serenata
This makes me drool… I’ve made strong indication I’d like for my birthday cake… will report back. x
Please send me a slice now xxx yum!
oh my!! this looks soooo good!!! #serenata
oh my days this look so yummy going to try it as soon as i have spare cash to buy baileys #Tefalgiveaway
The swirly icing on top is fantastic. A fabulous celebration cake. #Tefalgiveaway
WOW this looks amazing, I wish my attempts would look like yours #Tefalgiveaway
This looks amazing and I know would particularly love it!! #serenata
That’s a work of art! #serenata
Oh WOW, this sounds absolutely delicious, definitely want to try!