Raspberry Layer Cake
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Raspberry Layer Cake
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Raspberry Layer Cake with a vanilla base layers raspberry filling made from cooked raspberries, sugar, and cornstarch. The cake is frosted with a raspberry-flavored buttercream that combines butter, confectioners' sugar, purée, cream, and vanilla. The layers are baked separately and assembled with filling and frosting for a moist, fruity, and creamy dessert featuring fresh raspberries optionally on top.
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This Raspberry Layer Cake starts with preparing a raspberry filling by simmering fresh or frozen raspberries with sugar until they break down. Cornstarch is added to thicken the mixture, which is then pressed through a strainer to remove seeds, creating a smooth, bright fruit filling that can be made ahead and refrigerated.
The vanilla cake layers combine butter, oil, sugar, eggs, milk, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, vinegar, and hot water to create a tender, moist crumb. The layers bake in greased and parchment-lined pans at 350°F, with a recommended bake time and adjustments for pan size noted.
Raspberry buttercream frosting uses unsalted butter, confectioners' sugar, raspberry purée, heavy cream or milk, vanilla, and a pinch of salt to balance sweetness. This creamy frosting adds rich raspberry flavor and texture contrast to the cake. Fresh raspberries can be used as decoration optionally.
The cake is suitable for entertaining, can be assembled ahead, and offers flexibility in pan sizes and forms, such as cupcakes. Components like the filling and frosting can be prepared days to a day before assembly, aiding planning.
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Ingredients
Raspberry filling
- 2 cups raspberries fresh or frozen
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cornstarch
Vanilla Cake
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 stick
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 egg large
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract or substitute more vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk or half and half
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp white vinegar
- 1 cup water hot, tap
Raspberry Buttercream
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter 3 sticks, room temperature
- 5 cups confectioners sugar sifted
- 3 tbsp raspberry purée
- 3 tbsp heavy cream or milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- salt a pinch
- raspberries fresh, for topping the cake, if desired
Instructions
For the raspberry filling
- Add the raspberries and sugar to a small saucepan, and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring often, until the berries have broken down and the sauce has slightly thickened. Sift the cornstarch into the pan, and stir well. Continue to cook for just about another minute, then remove from the heat. Push the cooked raspberries through a fine mesh strainer to remove the seeds. You'll want to use a flexible silicone spatula or the back of a spoon to press the sauce through the strainer so that you get as much of the berries through as possible.
- Set aside to cool completely. This can be done up to a couple of days in advance and kept in the fridge until ready to use.
For the cake
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease 2 8-inch cake pans. I also line the bottom of mine with a circle of parchment paper for easy removal.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan or the microwave and allow it to cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, milk and melted butter and whisk everything together until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt, and add it to the wet ingredients. Mix to combine but don't over mix.
- Finally, add the hot water along with the vinegar, and fold the batter together until all the ingredients are well mixed. The batter will be thin, and you may even see it start to fizz a little bit from the vinegar reacting with the baking soda. This is ok!
- Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes until risen and golden, and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out without wet batter clinging to it.
- Let the cakes cool for 15 minutes, then run a blunt knife around the edges of the pans and flip them over to a cooling rack to finish cooling completely before frosting.
For the raspberry buttercream
- Cream the butter for a minute or two in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment (or with electric beaters) until smooth.
- Add the sifted confectioner's sugar, about a cup at a time, mixing well between each addition.
- Add the raspberry filling, cream, vanilla extract, and salt. Feel free to add a little more or less of the liquid ingredients depending on your preference for taste and texture (leave about 1/4 cup or so of raspberry filling to add to the middle of your cake.) Beat the frosting until smooth and creamy.
- To frost the cake, add a layer of raspberry buttercream to the first cake layer, and top with a thin layer of the remaining raspberry filling. Add the next cake layer on top, and use the remaining frosting to cover the top and sides. Top with fresh raspberries, if desired.
Notes
- Make the raspberry filling up to a couple of days in advance and keep refrigerated.
- Cake layers can be baked ahead, cooled, wrapped, and stored overnight at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
- Prepare the frosting up to a day ahead, cover tightly, refrigerate, and bring to room temperature before re-whipping.
- Adjust baking times if using a 9x13 pan or 9-inch pans, or make cupcakes using the same oven temperature and monitor shorter bake times.
- Recipe can be halved to make a single-layer cake if desired.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
802kcal
(40%)
Carbohydrates
115g
(38%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
21g
(105%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
(24%)
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
112mg
(37%)
Sodium
642mg
(27%)
Potassium
155mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
89g
(178%)
Vitamin A
1031IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
68mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 802 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 802kcal | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 115g | 38% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 112mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 642mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 155mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 89g | 178% |
| Vitamin A | 1031IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 68mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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