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Green Velvet Cake with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting

Last Updated February 17, 2022. Published February 26, 2020 By Rosemary 14 Comments

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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.

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

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

Baileys Thick Italian Hot Chocolate

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
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Green Velvet Cake with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting

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!
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 691kcal
Author Rosemary Molloy

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.

      US Customary – Metric

      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: 691kcal | Carbohydrates: 111g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 302mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 94g | Vitamin A: 863IU | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 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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