Name: Raspberry Cake
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: New American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup(s) light brown sugar; 1/2 cup(s) white sugar; 226 g eggs, see notes 1; 2 tbsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp lemon zest; 1 cup(s) pastry flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 cup(s) fresh or frozen raspberries; 1 batch of royal icing glaze, see below; fresh raspberries, for garnish; 1 cup(s) icing sugar; 1/4 cup(s) egg white; 1 tbsp lime juice; 1 tbsp lime zest; 1 tbsp white corn syrup, optional, see notes 2; 1-2 tbsp lukewarm water

Raspberry Cake Recipe

Rating 5.0

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| Last Updated on March 29, 2024

This raspberry cake is both beautiful to look at and delicious. A moist and fluffy cake is studded with fresh raspberries and topped with a citrusy royal icing glaze for a dreamy dessert.

Dessert

New American

ingredients

steps

minutes

Ingredients

Servings:

For the Raspberry Cake

1 cup(s)

unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup(s)

light brown sugar

1/2 cup(s)

white sugar

226 g

eggs, see notes 1

2 tbsp

vanilla extract

1 tbsp

lemon zest

1 cup(s)

pastry flour

2 tsp

baking powder

1/2 cup(s)

fresh or frozen raspberries

batch of royal icing glaze, see below

fresh raspberries, for garnish

For the Royal Icing Glaze

1 cup(s)

icing sugar

1/4 cup(s)

egg white

1 tbsp

lime juice

1 tbsp

lime zest

1 tbsp

white corn syrup, optional, see notes 2

1-2 tbsp

lukewarm water

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Directions 8 steps | 80 Minutes

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease and line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper. Measure and prep all ingredients.

Raspberry Cake Recipe: Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Step 2

In a medium mixing bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar and white sugar together until light and fluffy about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Whisk in the eggs a little at a time. Once incorporated, beat for another minute. Mix in the vanilla extract, lemon zest and pastry flour.

Raspberry Cake Recipe: Whisk in the eggs a little at a time.

Step 4

Mix in the baking powder and fold in the raspberries. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan, tapping it three to four times to remove any air bubbles.

Raspberry Cake Recipe: Mix in the baking powder and fold in the raspberries.

Step 5

Bake for 25 minutes at 400°F, rotating the pan halfway. If the cake is not done, bake about 10-15 minutes more. Let cool.

Raspberry Cake Recipe: Bake for 25 minutes at 400°F, rotating the pan halfway.

Step 6

While the cake is cooling, make the royal icing. Using either a hand blender with a whisk attachment or a whisk, add icing sugar and egg whites and mix for 1 1/2 minutes.