Summer Berry Stack

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

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.

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

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