Hey Pretty! 🩷

Heads-up: tomorrow is National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day. And I have a confession.

I’m not a pumpkin cheesecake girl. In OCTOBER. I know. 😂

But I DO have a cheesecake that deserves its own national day — the Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake cheesecake. Yes, THOSE Christmas Tree Cakes. It should not work, and yet — it has an actual hold on my group chat. 🎄

I made it last year. I’m making it again this year. And after my Food Lion Christmas Tree Cake sighting had y’all coming at me FAST, I promised you the recipe — so here it is. The whole thing. No gatekeeping, because that’s not how we do things around here. 🩷

One thing you need to know before we start: this is my favorite base cheesecake recipe — the one I always start with. You can add any mix-ins you love, but always start with this as your base and you’ll never go wrong. 🩷

Viral Little Debbie’s Christmas Tree Cake Cheesecake

Crust:

• 25 golden Oreos, crushed
• 1 stick salted butter, melted
• Press into a greased 9-inch springform pan
• Bake at 325° for 10 minutes

Cheesecake:

• 4 bricks cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 sour cream, room temperature (yes — that’s exactly how my recipe card says it, because I wrote it like a menace 😂)
• 4 eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp vanilla

Assembly:

1. Mix cheesecake ingredients until well blended.
2. Add half the cream cheese mixture to the baked crust.
3. Put a layer of Christmas Tree Cakes on top.
4. Cover with the remaining cheesecake mix.
5. Bake at 325° for 60–70 minutes.
6. Decorate with cookie icing and sprinkles.

A few pretty-girl cheesecake rules (nothing fussy, I promise):

• Cheesecake is BETTER made a day ahead — it needs that overnight chill. Congratulations, this is officially a make-ahead dessert. 😏
• Room-temp ingredients aren’t a suggestion. Cold cream cheese = lumpy cheesecake, and nobody wants lumpy cheesecake.
• It keeps covered in the fridge for days — in theory. In practice it will not survive the weekend. 😂

Want the pretty printable version? Grab it here 🎄 →

https://ashley-lamm.aweb.page/christmas-tree-cake-cheesecake-recipe

Save it, screenshot it, stick it on the fridge. Tag me @ashleylamm213 when you make it — I LIVE for your recreations. 😍 Love you, mean it — go be pretty, on purpose. 💕 Ashley