Baileys Chocolate Cheesecake Trifle
A layered dessert combining moist chocolate cake, velvety pudding, fluffy Baileys-inspired cheesecake, and a crunchy base. Perfect for special occasions with a luxurious flavor profile.
Ingredients
- 1 baked 9-inch chocolate cake cooled (4 cups crumbled)
- 2 3.9 oz / 110g boxes instant chocolate pudding mix
- 4 cups cold whole milk
- 16 oz 450g cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup non-alcoholic Baileys Irish Cream alternative
- 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup crushed graham crackers or digestive biscuits
- 2 tbsp melted butter optional
- 1½ cups whipped cream
- ½ cup chocolate chunks
- ½ cup crushed cookies or graham crumbs
- Optional: chocolate drizzle
Instructions
- Crumble the cooled chocolate cake into small chunks. Place a thick layer at the bottom of a large trifle bowl.
- Whisk pudding mix with cold milk for 2 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes until thickened.
- Beat cream cheese until smooth (3–4 minutes). Add powdered sugar and non-alcoholic Baileys; mix until creamy.
- In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream to stiff peaks (4–5 minutes). Fold whipped cream gently into cream cheese mixture.
- Layer in this order: chocolate cake, chocolate pudding, Baileys cheesecake layer, graham cracker crunch. Repeat layers if bowl allows.
- Pipe whipped cream on top. Sprinkle crushed cookies, add chocolate chunks, and drizzle chocolate sauce if desired.
- Refrigerate at least 2 hours (3 hours for best structure) before serving.
Notes
Use non-alcoholic Baileys substitute for halal compliance
Chill each layer briefly for cleaner assembly
Substitute digestive biscuits for graham crackers if preferred
Chill each layer briefly for cleaner assembly
Substitute digestive biscuits for graham crackers if preferred