Description
Indulge in the decadent flavors of white chocolate and raspberry with this delightful cake. A moist white cake is layered with homemade raspberry jam, soaked in a vanilla milk mixture, and topped with a creamy white chocolate raspberry cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
Raspberry Jam:
- 24 oz (680 g) frozen raspberries
- 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated white sugar
- 2 1/4 tsp (6 g) cornstarch
White Cake:
- 2 1/2 cups (280 g) cake flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 10 tbsp (140 g) unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups (300 g) granulated white sugar
- 4 egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
- 1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk, at room temperature
Vanilla Milk Soak:
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) half & half, or whole milk
- 1/3 cup (100 g / 120 ml) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 tbsp vanilla bean paste
White Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 cup (224 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, cold
- 6 oz (170 g) white chocolate bar, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 1/2 cups (130 g) powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) raspberry jam from above
- 2 tbsp raspberry jam from above, for swirling into the frosting
Instructions
- Make the Raspberry Jam: Combine frozen raspberries, sugar, and cornstarch in a saucepan. Cook until thickened, then cool.
- Prepare the White Cake: Mix dry ingredients, cream butter and sugar, beat in egg whites and vanilla, then alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk. Bake in pans.
- Create the Vanilla Milk Soak: Combine half & half, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla.
- Make the White Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat butter, cream cheese, melted white chocolate, powdered sugar, and raspberry jam until smooth.
- Assemble the Cake: Layer cake with raspberry jam and soak, then frost with cream cheese frosting.
Notes
- You can adjust the sweetness of the cake by modifying the amount of sugar in the frosting or jam.
- For a stronger raspberry flavor, add more raspberry jam to the frosting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg