St. Patrick’s Day is coming up soon, and because I have a very Irish (& proud of it) husband– it’s my duty to share a few St. Paddy’s Day recipes. I know, I know… here she goes again with the cheesecake cakes, right? I just can’t help it. These cheesecake-in-the-middle cakes are so darn good! They should come in every flavor. I tinted the cheesecake lightly with green too (but it’s not mint). Though I’m thinking a chocolate-mint combination would be super cool for St. Patrick’s Day too!
How to make Green Velvet Cheesecake Cake:
It’s just regular ‘ol yummy cheesecake tucked in between two layers of green velvet cake. After you bake the cheesecake, you just have to freeze it for a few hours and then it is firm enough to pick up, trim slightly and place between the two layers.
The frosting is a very simple marshmallow cream cheese frosting.
Gotta have festive sprinkles on top, right?
The cheesecake layer defrosts quickly to create a wonderfully creamy middle layer to the cake. It’s like having a giant layer of frosting, but it’s CHEESECAKE! oh my. I love it.
But it needs a little bit of St. Patrick’s Day bling, so I melt some green candy melts (available at craft stores) and pipe some 4-leafed clover shapes on waxed paper. (so technically a four-leaf clover is NOT considered a shamrock. Oh well, lucky four leaf clovers will have to do!)
And here it is in all its glory with a couple of 4-leaf clovers to accompany it. This is a fun cake for St. Patrick’s Day… plus or minus the clover bling! My family chowed down on their sample slice of this Green Velvet Cheesecake Cake, and then I broke the news to them that I’d be shipping the rest of the cake off tomorrow to the teachers at my son’s school. So they forced me to slice up a tiny bit more! I can’t have treats like this lying around in my house for long. If you lived next door to me… I would bring them to you- enjoy!
If you’re looking for more St. Patrick’s Day desserts, you might like to try:
No Bake Baileys Chocolate Cheesecake Irish Cream Bundt Cake St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes Irish Apple Crisp Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes Irish Bread Pudding with Caramel Whiskey Sauce Chocolate Guinness Stout Cake
