Summer Berry Stack

Tart summer berries and sour cream upgrade ordinary cake mix into an 2 stacks of elegant cheesecake bound by zesty lemon curd and lime whip.

• Preparation Time: 60 mins
• Cooking Time: 36 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 36 mins
• Calories: 549 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 3 eggs
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
• 1 tablespoon grated lime zest
• 1 cup raspberries
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 cup blueberries
• 3 cups graham cracker crumbs
• cooking spray
• 3 large egg yolks
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour, or as needed
• 1 (8 ounce) container whipped cream topping (such as Cool Whip®)
• 3 tablespoons lemon zest, divided
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cut into small pieces
• 0.5 cup sour cream
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup vegetable oil
• 1.25 cups water
• 0.66666668653488 cup fresh lemon juice
• 0.5 cup blackberries

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk 3/4 cup sugar, egg yolks, and 1 tablespoon lemon zest together in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until sugar dissolves and mixture is light in color, about 3 minutes. Stir in 2/3 cup lemon juice and 3 tablespoons butter. Cook, whisking constantly, until lemon curd coats the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let cool.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat two 9x13-inch baking pans with cooking spray and dust each with 1 teaspoon flour.

Step 3

Place 1 cup butter in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in the microwave until melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix together with graham cracker crumbs and 1/2 cup sugar. Press the crust into the bottom of 1 prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until slightly browned, about 10 minutes. Leave oven on.

Step 5

Beat cake mix, water, 3 eggs, vegetable oil, and 2 tablespoons lemon juice together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in sour cream; fold in blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Pour 1/2 the batter on top of the crust; pour the rest into the second prepared pan.

Step 6

Bake the batter-filled pan in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool.

Step 7

Beat cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in condensed milk until smooth and fluffy. Add lime juice and zest; mix well. Fold in whipped topping.

Step 8

Scatter dollops of lemon curd over every few inches of the crusted cake. Spread half the cream cheese mixture over the lemon curd. Flip the second cake onto a cake rack; gently place on top of the cheese layer. Smooth the remaining cream cheese mixture on top.

Step 9

Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes. Drizzle on top of the cake. Cover cake; refrigerate until chocolate and cheese layer are set, about 3 hours.