Blackberry Mint Cake

Name: Blackberry Mint Cake
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 296 milliliters blackberries; 59 milliliters blackberry jam; 789 milliliters confectioners sugar; 99 grams dark chocolate (about 70% cocoa solids), finely chopped; 4 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 79 milliliters heavy cream; 1 Tbsp 1–2 tablespoon milk, if needed; 1 leave from 1 bunch of mint; 3 Tbsps blackberry or blackcurrant liqueur (optional); 0 teaspoons 1/4–1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract; 1 pinch a of salt; 414 milliliters self-rising flour; 237 milliliters superfine sugar; 177 milliliters unsalted butter at room temperature

One portion of this dish contains around 5g of protein, 19g of fat, and A mixture of confectioners' sugar, blackberries, self-rising flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease and line two 8in cake pans with parchment paper, greasing the parchment too. In a medium bowl whisk the flour and baking powder together, then set aside.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Paper

Whisk

Bowl

Oven

Put the butter and sugar in a large bowl and, using an electric mixer, beat together until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add the eggs, a little at a time, beating until fully combined. With the mixer on low, sift in the flour mixture in three additions, mixing until just combined.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Blender

The cake batter should be a “dropping consistency,” which means that if you take a spoonful of batter out of the bowl it should be soft enough to fall easily from the spoon. If the batter is sticking to the spoon for too long, mix in 1–2 tablespoons milk to soften the batter.

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Milk

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Bowl

Add the liqueur and blackberries and gently mix into the batter.

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Blackberries

Liqueur

Divide the cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans and gently level out.

Bake for 25–30 minutes or until golden brown and coming away from the edge of the pan; a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake should come out clean.

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Frying Pan

Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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Frying Pan

While the cakes are cooling, make the frosting.

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Frosting

Put the butter in a large bowl and, using an electric mixer, beat until light and creamy, about 3 minutes. Slowly incorporate the cream and beat until fully combined.

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Butter

Cream

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add the confectioners' sugar, a little at a time, and once fully combined add the salt. Beat on high speed until the frosting is light and fluffy.

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Powdered Sugar

Frosting

Salt

Add the peppermint extract and coloring, if using, and beat to combine.

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Peppermint Extract

To make the decoration, melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn’t touch the water.

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Chocolate

Water

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Put the mint leaves on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Using a pastry brush, paint one side of each leaf with the melted chocolate.

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Mint

Chocolate

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Baking Sheet

Pastry Brush

Put the tray in the fridge until the chocolate is set.

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Chocolate

To assemble the cake, put one of the cake layers on a cardboard cake round or a serving plate. Top with half the frosting and spread evenly across the cake. Top with a thin layer of blackberry jam and then put the second cake layer on top.

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Blackberry Jam