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Green Velvet Cake with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting

By: Rosemary Published: February 26, 2020 Updated on: February 17, 2022

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Green Velvet Cake with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting, is the perfect cake to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! A delicious moist cake with the perfect amount of that Irish Cream Whisky to take it over the top!

green velvet cake with a slice on a white plate

I have always loved St Patrick’s day.

Having an Irish background on my father’s side doesn’t hurt. Everything is green,  I remember when I was a kid I would go to McDonald’s and get myself one of those green milk shakes, then I got a little older (ok quite a few years older) and would get myself a green beer.

Now I make myself a Green Velvet Cake with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting. Just keeps getting better.

We had friends over for dinner last weekend and for dessert I served my Green Velvet Cake with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting and I heard “that’s so pretty, it’s green”.

Needless to say St Patrick’s has no significance here in Italy. But that never stopped me from pinning a clover pin on my daughters jackets on the 17th.

Table of Contents

  • Recipe Ingredients
  • How to make A Green Velvet Cake
  • How to make Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Ingredients
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  • Green Velvet Cake with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Ingredients US CustomaryMetric 1x2x3x
      • GREEN VELVET CAKE
      • *if you use unsalted then use 1/4 teaspoon salt.
      • BAILEYS CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
      • If you add 2 tablespoons of Baileys then add 2 tablespoons of cream.
    • Instructions 
      • GREEN VELVET CAKE
      • FOR THE FROSTING
    • Notes
    • Nutrition

Recipe Ingredients

  • Cake/Pastry Flour – you can make your own homemade pastry flour or you can use all purpose flour.
  • Salt
  • Baking Powder
  • Baking Soda
  • Butter
  • Granulated Sugar
  • Egg
  • Vanilla
  • Unsweetened Dutch Processed Cocoa
  • Green food colouring
  • Greek Yogurt
  • Milk
green velvet cake on a white cake stand with a piece sliced

I have made a red velvet for my daughter’s birthday a few years ago, so I decided why not green?

I rarely use food colouring so I probably went a little too green, so I will leave that up to you. Of course I  used my new favourite,  greek yogurt.

I have discovered there is nothing like greek yogurt to bring out the moistness in a cake. I also prefer it to buttermilk or sour milk. Because of its thickness you sometimes have to add a tablespoon or two of milk.

How to make A Green Velvet Cake

  • Cream butter and sugar, then add the egg and beat until well combined, add vanilla and combine well. In a small bowl mix together cocoa and food colouring add to butter mixture and beat well.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together salt, baking soda, baking powder and flour.
butter creamed in a bowl with dry ingredients in a glass bowl
  • Add dry ingredients alternately to butter mixture with the yogurt.
  • Beat to combine, add milk and combine.
cake mixed in a bowl and in the pan ready for baking
  • Bake let cake cool completely before frosting.

What about the frosting? You can’t possibly be  proper Irish without a bottle of Baileys in the house. So look out cream cheese here comes the Baileys!

How to make Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

  • Butter
  • Cream Cheese
  • Powdered Sugar
  • Vanilla
  • Cream
  • Baileys

In a medium bowl beat together butter and cream cheese until creamy then and add the powdered sugar, beat well after each addition. Add vanilla, cream and or Baileys and beat until fluffy.

baileys frosting in a glass bowl
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    FAQs

    How to make pastry/cake flour

    For every cup of all purpose flour remove 2 tablespoons and replace with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch. Sift together to combine well and remove any lumps.

    How to store leftover cake

    A frosted cake placed in a cake keeper can be kept at room temperature for 2-3 days, if your house is overly hot then yes it should be refrigerated, it will keep for up to 5 days in the fridge. Bring the cake to room temperature before serving.

    How to freeze a frosted cake

    Freeze the frosted cakes in a tightly covered airtight freezer safe container. Or place the cake on a cookie sheet and place in the freezer until the frosting is frozen, then wrap it tightly in plastic wrap or foil, then place in a freezer safe container or bag. The cake will last in the freezer for up to 3 months.

    How to thaw a frozen cake

    Thaw the frosted cake loosely covered at room temperature for 2-3 hours.

    More Delicious Baileys Recipes

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    Baileys Frozen Mocchaccino  

    Baileys Chocolate Chip No Churn Ice Cream

    Baileys Almond Truffles

    Maybe the Italians didn’t know about St Patrick’s Day but they sure do know a super yummy cake when they taste one. Enjoy!

    a slice of green velvet on a white plate
    a slice of green velvet on a white plate

    Green Velvet Cake with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting

    Rosemary Molloy
    Green Velvet Cake with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting, is the perfect cake to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!  A delicious moist cake with the perfect amount of that Irish Cream Whisky to take it over the top!
    4.85 from 13 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Total Time 55 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 691 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    GREEN VELVET CAKE

    • 1 1/4 cups flour (163 grams)
    • 1 pinch salt*
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/4 cup butter (softened) (53 grams)
    • 3/4 cup granulated sugar (150 grams)
    • 1 large egg (room temperature)
    • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
    • green food colouring (I used Gel colouring, I will this up to you on how green you would like it, I used 3/4 of a tablespoon for this dark green)
    • 1/2 cup greek yogurt (room temperature) (142 grams)
    • 2 tablespoons milk (room temperature)

    *if you use unsalted then use 1/4 teaspoon salt.

      BAILEYS CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

      • 1/2 cup butter (softened) (105 grams)
      • 5 ounces cream cheese (whole fat) (150 grams)
      • 5 cups powdered sugar (625 grams)
      • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
      • 2-3 tablespoons cream (whole/ whipping or heavy)
      • 1-2 tablespoons Baileys

      If you add 2 tablespoons of Baileys then add 2 tablespoons of cream.

        Instructions
         

        GREEN VELVET CAKE

        • Pre-heat oven to 350° (180° celsius). Lightly grease and flour 2 small 7 ” cake pans.
        • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda, set aside.
        • In a large bowl cream butter and sugar beat on medium speed for about 2-3 minutes, add the egg and beat until well combined, add vanilla and combine well.
        • In a small bowl mix together cocoa and food coloring add to butter mixture and beat well.
        • Add the dry ingredients alternately to butter mixture with the yogurt. Beat to combine, add milk and combine. Evenly divide the batter between the two cake pans, spread evenly and bake 20-25 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.

        FOR THE FROSTING

        • In a medium bowl beat together the butter and cream cheese on medium-high speed until creamy approximately 1 minute. Lower speed to medium and add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, beat well after each addition. Add vanilla, cream and or Baileys and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
        • To frost the cake, place the first layer on a large plate top side down, spread with approximately 1 cup of frosting, place the second cake top side up and frost with remaining frosting. Enjoy!

        Notes

        For room temperature remove from fridge about 45-60 minutes before using.

        Nutrition

        Calories: 691kcalCarbohydrates: 111gProtein: 6gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 302mgPotassium: 112mgFiber: 1gSugar: 94gVitamin A: 863IUCalcium: 61mgIron: 1mg
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        Updated from March 1, 2015.

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          1. Kim says

            March 17, 2021 at 3:47 pm

            I’m about to make this and I noticed it requires 7-inch cake pans. I’ve never heard of 7″ cake pans, much less own them. Can I double the recipe and use my standard cake pans?

            Reply
            • Rosemary says

              March 17, 2021 at 3:49 pm

              Hi Kim yes you can double it and make it in regular pans (8-9 inch). Let me know how it went.

              Reply
          2. Yasmari Bello says

            March 17, 2020 at 11:25 pm

            5 stars
            Is your Green Velvet Cake with Baileys Cream Cheese is perfect with Saint Patrick Day. Delicius!!!

            Reply
          3. Christine says

            February 19, 2020 at 7:28 pm

            I definitely want to try this, but 2 oz. of cream cheese for the frosting? Is that correct? That doesn’t seem right. Thanks!

            Reply
            • Rosemary says

              February 19, 2020 at 8:10 pm

              Hi Christine, it would have been ok for a single cake, so I doubled it for a 2 layer cake. Thanks

              Reply
          4. Traci Kenworth says

            February 16, 2020 at 1:43 pm

            Will be trying this for St. Paddy’s Day!

            Reply
            • Rosemary says

              February 16, 2020 at 5:46 pm

              Thanks Traci, let me know how it goes.

              Reply
          5. Shruthi says

            April 12, 2018 at 10:21 am

            5 stars
            Hello Rosemary, your recipes are amazing. I tried the cinnamon cake and it was very delicious! Thank you for your effort and time to post. Really helpful.
            Could you please explain what Bailey’s is? You mentioned that we could use two spoons of bailey’s instead.

            Reply
            • Rosemary says

              April 12, 2018 at 10:50 am

              Hi Shruthi thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it. Baileys is an Irish Cream Liqueur. You can check it out here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baileys_Irish_Cream . I hope that helps. 🙂

              Reply
          6. Veronica@downcakerylane says

            March 16, 2015 at 11:06 pm

            5 stars
            Yum! And I happen to have a bottle of Baileys! Looks so cute…going to try it with cupcakes.

            Reply
          7. Jenna @ A Savory Feast says

            March 16, 2015 at 2:14 pm

            5 stars
            Mmm! This cake sounds delicious, and it’s so pretty!

            Reply
            • Rose says

              March 16, 2015 at 2:32 pm

              Hi Jenna, thanks a lot. Have a great day.

              Reply
          8. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

            March 14, 2015 at 12:13 pm

            5 stars
            You can never go wrong with Baileys. The cake sounds delicious. Although when I was in college on St. Patrick’s day those of Italian descent stubbornly wore red — for St. Joseph. And then for St. Joseph’s day we at wore our red and of course those of Irish descent wore their green. 🙂

            Reply
            • Rose says

              March 16, 2015 at 11:03 am

              Buon giorno Marisa, haha I actually have some Irish and Italian blood in me so I guess I could do both.

              Reply

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