Here’s a Mint Chocolate Cheesecake Cake recipe — rich chocolate, creamy cheesecake, and a refreshing mint twist 🍫🌿
Mint Chocolate Cheesecake Cake
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake Layer
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
Mint Cheesecake Layer
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp peppermint extract (adjust to taste)
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips or finely chopped chocolate
Chocolate Ganache Topping
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate
- Optional: crushed mint candies or chocolate shavings for garnish
Instructions
- Bake the chocolate cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease a 9-inch springform pan or line with parchment.
- Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, combine milk, oil, vanilla, and egg.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients, mix until smooth.
- Pour into pan and bake 25–30 minutes. Cool completely.
- Make the mint cheesecake layer
- Beat cream cheese until smooth.
- Add sugar and peppermint extract.
- Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Fold in mini chocolate chips.
- Pour over cooled chocolate cake layer.
- Bake cheesecake layer
- Bake at 325°F (165°C) for 30–35 minutes, until cheesecake is set but slightly jiggly in the center.
- Cool completely, then chill at least 2 hours.
- Prepare ganache
- Heat heavy cream until just simmering.
- Pour over chopped chocolate, let sit 1–2 minutes, then stir until smooth.
- Pour ganache over chilled cheesecake layer.
- Garnish & serve
- Sprinkle with crushed mint candies or chocolate shavings if desired.
- Slice and serve chilled.
Tips
- Use fresh peppermint extract — a little goes a long way.
- Mini chocolate chips prevent sinking in cheesecake.
- Can make as a layered cake: bake chocolate cake layers separately, sandwich with mint cheesecake, and frost with ganache.
I can also give you a no-bake version, a layered cake version with frosting, or a mini individual cheesecake cups version.
Do you want me to give one of those variations?
