Spice Cake With Blackberry Filling And Cream Cheese Frosting Food

SPICE CAKE WITH BLACKBERRY FILLING AND CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Make cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Sift first 7 ingredients into small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Add brown sugar and beat until well blended. Beat in egg yolks. Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with sour cream in 2 additions. Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in medium bowl until stiff but not dry; fold into batter in 2 additions. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
• Bake cake until top is golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool cake 10 minutes. Cut around pan sides; release pan sides. Cool cake completely on rack.
• Make filling:
• Mix berries and sugar in bowl. Mash fruit coarsely with fork. Let stand 20 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• Make frosting:
• Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in sugar, then sour cream and vanilla.
• Cut cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. Place bottom layer, cut side up, on platter. Spread 1 cup frosting over. Spread half of filling (about 3/4 cup) over frosting, leaving 1/4-inch plain border at edge. Top with second cake layer and 1 cup frosting, then remaining filling. Top with third cake layer, cut side down. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until frosting sets, about 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover loosely; keep chilled until 1 hour before serving.) Garnish cake with 1/2 pint berries.

BLACKBERRY CAKE FILLING

Steps:

• Mix blackberries, confectioners' sugar, and cornstarch together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook blackberry mixture, stirring constantly, until sauce is heated through and thickened, about 1 minute.

SPICE CAKE WITH RASPBERRY FILLING AND CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray bottoms and sides of two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans with baking spray with flour.
• Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch rounds. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around side of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla.
• On serving plate, place 1 cake, rounded side down. Spread with 1 cup frosting. Sprinkle 1 cup of the raspberries over frosting. Top with second cake, rounded side up.
• Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Arrange remaining 1 cup raspberries on top of cake along edge.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat jelly over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Brush melted jelly over berries. Garnish with mint leaves. Store covered in refrigerator.

BLACKBERRY VELVET CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a 17 1/2" x 11 1/2" jelly roll pan with foil or parchment and butter lightly.
• Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler.
• Beat the butter in a large bowl until creamy.
• Gradually add in sugar, then eggs one at a time.
• Add in the chocolate and almond extract.
• Sift the flour and salt together.
• Gradually add into the batter.
• Fold in pecans and blackberries.
• Spread in the jelly roll pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.
• When done, turn the cake out and peel off the foil or parchment.
• Cool and spread with the cream cheese icing.
• Cream Cheese Icing: Combine the cream cheese, confectioners sugar and vanilla.
• Beat until smooth and ice cooled cake.