Four Seasons (804) 594-3536
The family baker.

Effie’s.

Effie Vlasidis has been baking for the family’s restaurants since the ‘90s. Her New York-style cheesecakes started at the Lighthouse Café. Her tower cakes became a Four Seasons signature in Powhatan. Today the case sits in Midlothian, rotated daily.

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Effie's strawberry tower cake, tall layers of cake, cream, and fresh strawberries
Our Dessert Case

Every dessert at Four Seasons is baked in-house by Effie using recipes and traditions that have been enjoyed by generations of guests.

Our dessert menu showcases the full lineup of homemade favorites, but not every dessert is available every day. Each morning, Effie personally decides what she will bake fresh, ensuring every dessert is made with care and attention to quality.

From her famous New York-style cheesecakes and towering layer cakes to traditional Greek specialties and longtime guest favorites, the selections in our dessert case change daily based on what is being baked fresh that day.

We invite you to visit the dessert case or ask your server about today’s freshly baked selections.

In the case

What you might find today.

The case rotates daily. These are the regulars, the ones we make most weeks of the year.

Effie's strawberry tower cake, tall layers with cream and fresh strawberries

Strawberry Tower Cake

Effie's tall layered tower with fresh strawberries and cream. Birthdays end here.

Tall chocolate tower cake with chocolate cream layers

Chocolate Tower Cake

Tall chocolate layers with chocolate cream and a glossy ganache pour.

Carrot tower cake with cream cheese frosting between every layer

Carrot Tower Cake

Tall carrot cake layers with cream cheese frosting between every layer.

Slice of tiramisu

Tiramisu

Spongy, creamy, and balanced. Regulars time their Friday around it.

Tray of baklava cut in diamonds

Baklava

Layered phyllo, walnuts, cinnamon, and honey syrup. Effie's Greek classic.

Galaktoboureko, Greek custard wrapped in phyllo

Galaktoboureko

Greek custard wrapped in golden phyllo and finished with lemon syrup.

Classic New York-style cheesecake

Plain Cheesecake

Classic New York style. Dense, smooth, and proudly plain. Effie's recipe from the Lighthouse Café days.

Marble cheesecake swirled with chocolate

Marble Cheesecake

Cheesecake swirled with chocolate. Same New York-style base.

Oreo cheesecake topped with crushed Oreos

Oreo Cheesecake

Cheesecake folded and topped with crushed Oreos.

Slice of key lime pie

Key Lime Pie

Tart, smooth, and bright. A perennial cult favorite.

Coconut cream cake with toasted coconut

Coconut Cream Cake

Triple-layer with toasted coconut on top and through the frosting.

Black Forest cake with cherries and whipped cream

Black Forest Cake

Chocolate sponge, cherries, and whipped cream layered up tall.

How to order

Ask the case.

When your server clears the dinner plates, ask what’s in the case tonight, or wander up and look. Whole cakes can be ordered ahead by phone.

(804) 594-3536