White Chocolate Raspberry Cake
This White Chocolate Raspberry Cake is a delicate and soft cake infused with raspberry and white chocolate flavors.
Prep Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 38 minutes mins
Total Time 2 hours hrs 8 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 slices
Calories 320 kcal
mixing bowl
Electric mixer
Medium Saucepan
sieve
9x9in pan
piping bag
offset spatula
rubber spatula
For the Raspberry Jam
- 24 oz frozen raspberries
- ¾ cup granulated white sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoon cornstarch
For the White Cake
- 2 ½ cups cake flour spooned and leveled
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cups granulated white sugar
- 4 whole egg whites at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 cup buttermilk at room temperature
For the Vanilla Milk Soak
- ⅓ cup half & half or whole milk
- ⅓ cup sweetened condensed milk
- ½ tablespoon vanilla bean paste
For the White Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 4 oz cream cheese cold
- 6 oz white chocolate bar melted and slightly cooled
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup raspberry jam from above
- 2 tablespoon raspberry jam for swirling into the frosting
For the Raspberry Jam
Add the frozen raspberries to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring and mashing occasionally, until the raspberries begin to break down and are liquidy.
Pass the raspberries through a sieve to remove the seeds. You should have just under 2 cups (480 ml) of liquid.
Return the raspberry liquid to the saucepan, off the heat, and whisk in the cornstarch and sugar.
Heat the mixture over medium heat for about 25 minutes until the jam is thick. It should measure out to 1 ½ cups (360 ml).
Transfer the jam to a small bowl. Let the jam chill while working on the rest of the cake.
For the White Cake
Preheat the oven to 350℉ (175 ℃). Grease a 9×9in pan and line it with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Then set aside the flour mixture.
Add the softened butter and granulated white sugar to a large bowl. Cream together for 2 minutes with an electric mixer.
Then add in the egg whites and vanilla and mix on medium speed until pale in color and smooth, about 1 minute.
Add the dry ingredients and buttermilk to the wet ingredients a little at a time, mixing on low speed until the cake batter is combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the cake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Carefully pull up on the parchment paper to release the cake from the pan, then continue to cool it on the wire rack until completely cooled.
For the Vanilla Milk Soak
For the White Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cheese Frosting
Add the butter to a large mixing bowl and mix on high speed with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
Then add in the cream cheese and mix on high speed until fluffy, about 1 minute.
Add in the melted and slightly cooled white chocolate. Mix on medium speed until combined.
Add in ¼ cup (60 ml) of the raspberry jam and mix on medium speed until combined.
Sift in the powdered sugar. Mix on low speed until combined, then on high speed for 1 minute until fluffy.
Assembling the Cake
When the cake is completely cooled, cut a very thin layer off the top of the cake off using a sharp knife.
Slowly pour the vanilla milk mixture on top of the cake.
Reserve 2 tablespoon of jam, then add the remaining portion jam to a piping bag. Pipe the jam into the holes of the cake.
Frost the top of the cake with a thick layer of white chocolate raspberry cream cheese frosting.
Swirl the remaining bit of jam into the frosting using the back of a spoon. Then cut into 16 slices and serve!
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cake, cream cheese frosting, Dessert, raspberry, white chocolate, White Chocolate Raspberry Cake