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White Chocolate Raspberry Cake

White Chocolate Raspberry Cake features tender vanilla cake layers filled with tart raspberry filling and frosted with a silky white chocolate buttercream. Elegant, decadent, and perfect for any special occasion.

Ingredients

  • All-Purpose Flour: 2 ½ cups
  • Baking Powder: 2 ½ teaspoons
  • Salt: ½ teaspoon
  • Unsalted Butter: ½ cup (softened)
  • Granulated Sugar: 1 ¾ cups
  • Eggs: 4 large
  • Vanilla Extract: 2 teaspoons
  • Milk: 1 cup
  • Fresh Raspberries: 2 cups
  • Sugar (for filling): ½ cup
  • Cornstarch: 2 tablespoons (mixed with 2 tbsp water)
  • Lemon Juice: 1 tablespoon
  • White Chocolate: 8 ounces (melted & cooled)
  • Unsalted Butter (for frosting): 1 cup
  • Powdered Sugar: 3 cups
  • Heavy Cream: 3 tablespoons
  • Vanilla Extract (for frosting): 1 teaspoon

Instructions

  1. Preheat Your Equipment: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line 2–3 8-inch cake pans with parchment.
  2. Combine Ingredients: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Alternate adding dry mixture and milk until smooth.
  3. Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Divide batter into pans and smooth tops.
  4. Cook to Perfection: Bake 25–30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
  5. Make Raspberry Filling: In saucepan, cook raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice until bubbling. Stir in cornstarch slurry, cook until thickened, and cool fully.
  6. Make Buttercream: Beat butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar, melted white chocolate, cream, and vanilla. Whip until fluffy.
  7. Assemble the Cake: Layer cake, frosting, and raspberry filling. Frost outside with remaining buttercream.
  8. Finishing Touches: Garnish with fresh raspberries and white chocolate curls.
  9. Serve and Enjoy: Chill or serve at room temperature.

Notes

  • Chill cake layers before frosting for easier assembly.
  • Cool raspberry filling fully to prevent soggy cake.
  • Use full-fat white chocolate for best results.
  • Decorate with ganache drip for a bakery-style finish.

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