Almond Raspberry Swirl Cake
Makes one 3-layer 8-inch cake (about 15 servings)
Three layers of almond-scented cream cheese cake swirled with raspberry batter, filled with jam and whipped cream, frosted in cream cheese buttercream.
| prepPreheat oven to 325°F / 165°C | ||||||||||
| prepGrease and flour three 8-inch pans, line bottoms with parchment circles | ||||||||||
| 342 g cake flour | Whisk dry ingredients 30 sec | Alternate dry & wet mixes, low speed | Layer plain & raspberry batter, swirl | Bake 325°F / 165°C, 28-30 min | Cool 5-10 min, turn out | Layer cake with jam & cream, frost | Chill 10-15 min, final coat & pipe | Top with fresh raspberries | ||
| 8 g baking powder | ||||||||||
| 3 g baking soda | ||||||||||
| 3 g salt | ||||||||||
| 240 ml buttermilk | Mix buttermilk, oil & almond extract | |||||||||
| 60 ml vegetable oil | ||||||||||
| 1 tbsp almond extract | ||||||||||
| 1 1/2 sticks / 168 g unsalted butter, softened | Slice butter; beat with cream cheese smooth | Add sugar, mix 2-3 min | Beat in eggs one at a time | |||||||
| 226 g cream cheese, softened | ||||||||||
| 400 g sugar | ||||||||||
| 4 large eggs, room temperature | ||||||||||
| 90 g seedless raspberry jam (for the swirl) | Stir jam & extract into reserved batter | |||||||||
| 1/2 tsp raspberry extract or 1 tsp raspberry Jell-O powder (optional) | ||||||||||
| 1 cup reserved cake batter | ||||||||||
| 240 ml heavy cream | Whip cream, sugar & vanilla to soft peaks | |||||||||
| 30 g confectioners sugar (for the cream) | ||||||||||
| 1 tsp vanilla extract (for the cream) | ||||||||||
| seedless raspberry jam, additional (between layers) | ||||||||||
| 2 sticks / 226 g unsalted butter, slightly softened (for the frosting) | Slice butter, beat smooth; cut in cream cheese | Add vanilla, salt & sugar, beat fluffy | ||||||||
| 452 g cream cheese, softened (for the frosting) | ||||||||||
| 2 tsp vanilla extract (for the frosting) | ||||||||||
| 1/2 tsp salt (for the frosting) | ||||||||||
| 6 to 6 1/2 cups / 690-747 g confectioners sugar (for the frosting) | ||||||||||
| fresh raspberries, for topping | ||||||||||
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