Description
Rich layers of bailey’s chocolate cheesecake trifle promise decadent indulgence for dessert enthusiasts. Creamy textures and Irish cream liqueur combine in a luxurious dessert that delights chocolate and cheesecake lovers with complex flavor profiles.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Base:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (or homemade chocolate cake)
Cream Mixture:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) Bailey’s Irish Cream
- 1/2 cup (60 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) whipped cream
Chocolate and Garnish:
- 1/2 cup (85 grams) chocolate chips (for ganache)
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) heavy cream (for ganache)
- Chocolate shavings (for garnish)
- Whipped cream (for topping)
Instructions
- Craft the chocolate cake using package directions or a cherished homemade method. Allow complete cooling, then delicately fragment into rustic pieces.
- Utilize an electric mixer to whip cream cheese and powdered sugar until achieving silky consistency. Integrate Bailey’s Irish Cream, blending thoroughly until harmonious.
- Gently incorporate whipped cream into cream cheese mixture, creating an airy, decadent cheesecake foundation.
- Melt chocolate chips with heavy cream in microwave for approximately 30 seconds. Stir meticulously until achieving glossy, uniform ganache texture.
- Construct trifle by establishing a foundational layer of chocolate cake fragments within serving vessel.
- Delicately spread Bailey’s cheesecake mixture atop cake layer, ensuring even distribution.
- Elegantly drizzle warm chocolate ganache across cheesecake layer, allowing gentle cascading effect.
- Repeat layering process, alternating cake, cheesecake, and ganache until trifle bowl reaches maximum capacity.
- Crown the creation with generous dollops of whipped cream and delicate chocolate shavings.
- Refrigerate for minimum 2 hours, allowing flavors to meld and texture to set perfectly before serving.
Notes
- Crumble the chocolate cake while it’s slightly warm for easier breaking and more moist texture.
- Use room temperature cream cheese to ensure smooth, lump-free mixing without overmixing.
- Adjust Bailey’s quantity based on personal preference, adding more or less for desired intensity of flavor.
- Create a gluten-free version by using gluten-free chocolate cake mix or alternative cake base.
- For a non-alcoholic option, replace Bailey’s with vanilla extract or coffee syrup to maintain rich flavor profile.
- Enhance presentation by using clear glass trifle dish to showcase beautiful layer colors and textures.
- Prepare ganache in short microwave intervals to prevent chocolate from burning or seizing.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 474 kcal
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 260 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 21 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg