Raspberry Buttermilk Cake Food

LEMON RASPBERRY BUTTERMILK CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine raspberries and sugar in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Use an immersion blender to make the filling smooth (or leave chunky if you prefer). Combine your cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Pour it into the raspberry mixture and let it simmer until mixture is clear and thickened. Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice and zest and let cool before using. Store leftovers in the fridge for up to a week or freeze for 6 months.
• Place egg whites and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl with the whisk attachment. Whisk to combine. Add in butter in small chunks then vanilla extract and salt. Whip on high until light and fluffy and white. Optional: whip in 1/4 cup raspberry pureeOptional: switch to the paddle attachment and mix on low for 15-20 minutes until all air bubbles are gone.
• Heat oven to 335º F/168º C - 350º F/177º C. I tend to use lower setting to prevent my cakes from getting too dark on the outside before the inside is done baking. Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature or slightly warm (eggs, buttermilk, butter)
• Measure out buttermilk. Place 4 oz in separate measuring cup. Add oil to the 4oz of buttermilk and set aside. To the remaining milk, add your eggs (lightly whisked to break them up) extract, lemon juice and lemon zest.
• Measure out dry ingredients and place them into the stand mixer bowl.
• Attach the paddle to the mixer, and turn on the slowest speed (setting 1 on Kitchen Aid mixers). Slowly add chunks of your softened butter until it is all added. Let mix until batter resembles coarse sand.
• Add your milk/oil mixture all at once to the dry ingredients and mix on medium (speed 4 on kitchenaid) for 2 full minutes.
• Scrape the bowl. This is an important step. If you skip it, you will have hard lumps of flour and unmixed ingredients in your batter. If you do it later, they will not mix in fully.
• Slowly add in the rest of your liquid ingredients in 3 parts, stopping to scrape the bowl one more time halfway through. Your batter should be thick and not too runny.
• Lightly grease 2 8" cake pans cake goop or other pan release. Fill pans 3/4 full. Give the pan a little tap on each side to level out the batter and get rid of any air bubbles.
• Add 3-4 large dollops of your raspberry filling to the cake batter and use a spoon or knife to swirl it through the batter. I also add in about 1/4 cup of fresh raspberries dusted with flour sprinkled on top. Do not stir them in.
• I always start by baking for 30 minutes for 8" and smaller cakes and 35 minutes for 9" and larger cakes and then checking for doneness. If the cakes are still really jiggly, I add another 5 minutes. I check every 2 minutes after that until I'm close and then it's every 1 minute. Cakes are done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs.
• After cakes have cooled for 10 minutes or the pans are cool enough to touch, flip the cakes over and remove from the pans onto the cooling racks to cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator.
• Once the cakes are chilled in the refrigerator and feel firm you can trim off the brown edges from the sides (optional) and fill with your buttercream and more of your raspberry filling. It's best to create a dam (see video) to help hold in the raspberry filling and keep it from oozing out. Crumb coat the cake with buttercream, chill then apply your final coat of buttercream. Top with lemon slices, more raspberries and a drizzle of raspberry filling around the outside edge.

LEMON RASPBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Cut out two 9-inch round segments of parchment paper to line your cake pans with. Spray each pan generously - sides and bottom - with nonstick cooking spray, then place the parchment paper cut out in the bottom of the pans and spray again. It's important to make sure every bit of pan and paper are sprayed so your cakes don't get stuck. Set pans aside.
• In a large bowl using a handheld electric mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment), combine the butter, both sugars, lemon zest, lemon extract, and vanilla extract; beat on medium speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes (don't skimp on time here!). Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, mixing well to evenly combine the ingredients. Add the dry mixture into the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until everything is just barely combined. You should still see some lumps and dry streaks. Turn mixer off. Add in the milk, sour cream, and lemon juice; use a rubber spatula to fold the ingredients into the mixture, stirring until everything is incorporated, but being sure not to overmix. Set aside.
• In another bowl, gently toss the raspberries with 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour. Add the raspberries, and any remaining flour, to the batter and fold in by hand, using a rubber spatula, until just combined. Again, be sure not to over mix! Over mixing is very easy to do, and will result in a dry, dense cake.
• Divide the batter evenly among the prepared pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the tops are firm and slightly golden, and a cake tester (or toothpick) inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist (but not wet) crumbs clinging to it.
• Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before gently running a knife around the edges to loosen any stuck bits, then turning them out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
• While the cakes cool, you can make the frosting.

RASPBERRY BUTTERMILK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle. Butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Beat butter and 2/3 cup sugar with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes, then beat in vanilla. Add egg and beat well.
• At low speed, mix in flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour, and mixing until just combined.
• Spoon batter into cake pan, smoothing top. Scatter raspberries evenly over top and sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake until cake is golden and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool to warm, 10 to 15 minutes more. Invert onto a plate.

RASPBERRY-BUTTERMILK COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Spray a 9-inch round cake pan with baking spray with flour.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar at medium speed until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Reduce mixer speed to low. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition.
• In a small bowl, lightly mash raspberries. Stir in raspberry preserves.
• Spread three-fourths of batter into prepared pan. Gently spread raspberry mixture onto batter. Top with remaining batter, spreading to edges of pan. Sprinkle with Cinnamon-Pecan Crumble.
• Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 40 minutes, loosely covering with foil to prevent excess browning, if necessary. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Using a wooden spoon, stir in butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in pecans.

RASPBERRY ALMOND BUTTERMILK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle. Butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
• In a larger bowl, beat butter and 2/3 cup sugar with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, then beat in vanilla & almond extract and the zest. Add egg and beat well.
• At low speed, mix in flour mixture in three batches, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour, and mixing until just combined. Spoon batter into cake pan, smoothing top. Scatter raspberries evenly over top and sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar and sliced almonds.
• Bake until cake is golden and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool to warm, 10 to 15 minutes more. Invert onto a plate. Or if your like me cool it just long enough to take your pictures and serve it straight from the pan.

RASPBERRY BUTTERMILK MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg and buttermilk; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in berries. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 25 minutes or until browned.

FROZEN RASPBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square pan.
• Mix brown sugar, flour, and butter together in a bowl to make a crumbly topping. Set aside.
• Combine flour, white sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
• Beat buttermilk, melted butter, egg, and vanilla extract together in another bowl. Stir into dry ingredients. Spread batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with raspberries, then with crumbly topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven until well browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.

RASPBERRY BUTTERMILK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle. Butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Beat butter and 2/3 cup sugar with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes, then beat in vanilla. Add egg and beat well.
• At low speed, mix in flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour, and mixing until just combined.
• Spoon batter into cake pan, smoothing top. Scatter raspberries evenly over top and sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake until cake is golden and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool to warm, 10 to 15 minutes more. Invert onto a plate.

RASPBERRY BUTTERMILK COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease a 10-inch tube pan (angel food cake pan) with butter and lightly dust with flour. If you don't have a tube pan, use a 9- or 10-inch springform cake pan.
• Cream together the sugar and butter until light and pale in color, 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, the vanilla, and the orange zest, and mix until blended, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the whole-wheat pastry flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Add about one-third of the flour mixture to the butter mixture followed by one-third of the buttermilk. Continue until all the ingredients are mixed together, scraping the sides as needed. Add the raspberries and use a spoon to stir just until mixed into the batter.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared cake pan. Mix together the Streusel Topping ingredients and sprinkle over the top of the cake, pressing down gently.
• Bake until the top of the cake is just firm and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake, about 45 to 50 minutes for a 10-inch tube pan. The time may vary if using a standard springform cake pan.
• Leave to cool completely on the counter. Once cool, run a knife around the edges to loosen the cake. Invert gently and set upright on a cake plate. Cut into wedges and serve.

RASPBERRY BUTTERMILK COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F/176°C and grease a 8 x 8 inch square pan.

RASPBERRY BUTTERMILK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and 2/3 cup sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
• On low speed, add the flour in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk. Mix until just combined.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan smoothing into an even layer with a spatula. Place the raspberries on top and sprinkle with the remaining sugar.
• Bake the cake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes before removing and cooling on a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

VANILLA-BUTTERMILK CAKE WITH RASPBERRIES AND ORANGE CREAM-CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Bake the Buttermilk Cake:
• Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 350°F. Lightly coat cake pan with nonstick spray and line bottom with parchment paper. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar in a large bowl, scraping down sides of bowl as needed, until light and creamy, about 5 minutes. Add egg yolks in 2 additions, scraping down bowl after each. Beat in vanilla.
• Reduce mixer speed to low, then add dry ingredients in 2 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
• Using electric mixer on medium speed, beat egg whites in another large bowl until soft peaks form, 2-3 minutes. Slowly add remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar and continue to beat until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 3 minutes more. Fold half of the egg whites into flour mixture, then gently fold in remaining egg whites.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan; smooth surface. Bake, rotating pan halfway through and covering with foil during the last 15 minutes of baking, until golden brown, firm to the touch, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cake cool.
• Make the Vanilla Syrup:
• Combine granulated sugar and 1/4 cup water in a medium saucepan. Scrape in vanilla seeds, add pod, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, cover, and steep at least 15 minutes. Set aside to cool. Discard pod before using.
• Make the Orange Cream-Cheese Frosting:
• Using electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until smooth, about 1 minute. Beat in orange zest, orange juice, and vanilla. Reduce mixer speed to medium and beat in powdered sugar, scraping down bowl as needed, until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
• Assemble the cake:
• Run a knife around sides of cooled cake and invert onto a wire rack; remove parchment.
• Spread 1 Tbsp. frosting in the center of a platter. Place cake, top side down, in the center. Using a pastry brush, brush 3 Tbsp. vanilla syrup over top of cake; reserve remaining syrup for another use. Spread 1 cup frosting evenly over top and sides to create a crumb coat. Chill 30 minutes to let frosting set. Frost top and sides, swirling decoratively; reserve remaining frosting for another use.
• Chill at least 30 minutes or up to overnight to let frosting set. Before serving, top cake with 3 oz. raspberries and edible flowers, if using. Serve remaining 3 oz. raspberries alongside.
• Do Ahead
• Cake can be made 3 days ahead; wrap tightly in plastic and chill, or freeze up to 2 weeks. Syrup can be made 5 days ahead; store in an airtight container and chill. Frosting can be made 3 days ahead; cover with plastic wrap, pressing directly on surface, and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.

RASPBERRY BUTTERMILK CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Grease 6 non-stick mini round molds with a thin layer of butter (or a 12-inch pan). Sprinkle with flour. Invert the molds and gently shake the excess flour off. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs with 1 cup granulated sugar until you get a pale yellow foam; the texture of the egg yolk will be thicker. Add the vanilla extract.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Sift the dry ingredients.
• Add the dry ingredients and buttermilk to the egg mixture. Mix until well combined. Add butter, brown sugar and lemon juice.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining ½ cup of granulated sugar with the fresh raspberries.
• Reserve 6 pistachio kernels and slightly crush them. Set aside.
• Pour a layer of cake batter into the molds. Cover with raspberries and whole pistachio kernels. Finish with the remaining cake batter.
• Place the molds on a baking tray. Bake for 5 minutes at 375°F, then lower the temperature to 350°F and bake for another 40-45 minutes (rotate the tray half-way through the baking process). A skewer or a toothpick inserted into the cake should come out clean.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 15 minutes.
• This next step is optional (first photo). Loosen the sides of the mold using a knife. Place a serving plate on top of the mold and invert the cake.
• Garnish with fresh raspberries. Dust with powdered sugar (using a fine-mesh strainer) and finish a sprinkle of the reserved crushed pistachios.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Serve with hot tea.
• Bon appétit!