A luscious cake that combines the rich flavor of chocolate with the tanginess of raspberry. Perfect for celebrations or indulging in a delightful dessert, this cake features a moist chocolate sponge, raspberry filling, creamy frosting, and a decadent chocolate ganache drip.
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Chocolate Raspberry Cake
A luscious cake that combines the rich flavor of chocolate with the tanginess of raspberry. Perfect for celebrations or indulging in a delightful dessert, this cake features a moist chocolate sponge, raspberry filling, creamy frosting, and a decadent chocolate ganache drip.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cupshot water
- 1 1/2 cups+2 tbspunsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cupscake flour
- 2 1/4 cupslight brown sugar
- 1 cupgranulated sugar
- 3 tspbaking soda
- 1 1/2 tspbaking powder
- 3/4 tspsalt
- 2 tspespresso powder
- 1 1/2 cupsfull-fat sour cream
- 1/4 cupmilk
- 4large eggs
- 1/2 cupvegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tspvanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cupssalted butter
- 5 cupspowdered sugar
- 1 tbspmilk
- 2 tspvanilla extract
- A pinch of salt
- 1 cup+2 tbspfreeze-dried raspberries, powdered
- 2 tbspraspberry preserves
- 6 ozcream cheese
- 2/3 cupraspberry preserves
- 4 ozsemi-sweet chocolate
- 1/2 cupheavy cream
- 1–2tsp vegetable oil
- Fresh raspberries
- Mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Prep: Preheatovento 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
- Cake Batter: Mix hot water and cocoa powder. In another bowl, combine dry ingredients and mix in wet ingredients including cocoa mix. Divide into prepared pans.
- Bake: Bake for 23-27 minutes. Cool cakes completely before frosting.
- Raspberry Frosting: Beat butter and gradually add powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and salt. Add raspberry powder and preserves. Add cream cheese and beat until smooth.
- Assembling: Layer cakes with frosting and raspberry preserves. Apply crumb coat, chill, then final frosting layer.
- Chocolate Drip: Heat cream, pour over chocolate, stir smooth. Add oil and drip around cake. Chill.
- Decorate: Pipe swirls, add fresh raspberries, and mini chocolate chips.
Notes
Cakes should be completely cool before frosting.
Sift powdered sugar for smoother frosting.
Test chocolate drip on aplatebefore using.
Nutrition
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 48g
- Fat: 28g
- Carbohydrates: 64g
- Protein: 5g
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