Valentine's Day Recipes
Raspberry Laced Vanilla Cake
Multiple layers of raspberry and raspberry buttercream make this Raspberry Laced Vanilla Cake a showstopper. For a stunning cake of your own, just follow a few simple techniques!
Prep: 25 min | Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 2/3 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup seedless raspberry jam
Frosting
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup raspberry-flavored liqueur or raspberry syrup for pancakes
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Chocolate leaves, if desired
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottoms and sides of 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening; lightly flour.
Cake
- In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy. On medium speed, beat in flour mixture, milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract and the eggs until blended. Beat 2 minutes longer. Pour evenly into pans.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
Frosting
- In a medium bowl, beat 1 cup butter and the powdered sugar on medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in liqueur and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth and spreadable.
- Cut each cake horizontally to make 2 layers. (Mark side of cake with wooden picks and cut with long, thin serrated knife.) Place 1 layer, cut side up, on serving plate; spread with 1/3 cup raspberry jam to within 1/4 inch of edge. Top with another layer, cut side down; spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Repeat with remaining layers.
- Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Pipe frosting on top of cake if desired.
- Garnish with chocolate leaves.
- Store loosely covered.
Notes
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Decrease baking powder to 2 teaspoons. Bake for 28 to 33 minutes.
For a quick garnish, top this pretty pink cake with fresh raspberries.
Fresh edible flowers make a beautiful decoration to this cake when raspberries aren't available.
If you only own 2 round cake pans, cover and refrigerate 1/3 of the batter while the other two layers bake. Remove the baked cakes from the pans and wash the pan before you bake the last layer.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories 590 (Calories from Fat 270); Total Fat 31g (Saturated Fat 19g, Trans Fat 1g); Cholesterol 130mg; Sodium 420mg; Total Carbohydrate 71g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 50g); Protein 4g
Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 40%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 8%; Iron 8% (based on a 2,000 calorie diet)
Exchanges: 1 Starch; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 6 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 5
Notes
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Betty Crocker Kitchens