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
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| 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
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. This recipe uses just under 2 units of alcohol in this recipe. The NHS recommends that you do not regularly exceed 3-4 units for men and 2-3 units for women a day.
The Gang at Nanna's Birthday Meal
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!