Raspberry-Laced Vanilla Cake

Name: Raspberry-Laced Vanilla Cake
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons baking powder; 0 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 355 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 1 leave Chocolate if desired; 4 eggs; 631 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 296 milliliters granulated sugar; 158 milliliters milk; 710 milliliters powdered sugar; 118 milliliters raspberry-flavored liqueur or raspberry syrup for pancakes; 237 milliliters seedless raspberry jam; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons vanilla; 2 teaspoons vanilla

Raspberry-Laced Vanilla Cake requires about 2 hours and 5 minutes from start to finish. This vegetarian recipe serves 16. One serving contains 563 calories, 4g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. Head to the store and pick up powdered sugar, vanilla, raspberry jam, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F. Grease bottoms and sides of 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening; lightly flour. In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; set aside.

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Baking Soda

Shortening

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Oven

In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy. On medium speed, beat in flour mixture, milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and the eggs until blended. Beat 2 minutes longer.

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Granulated Sugar

Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Milk

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Pour evenly into pans.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

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Toothpicks

Oven

In medium bowl, beat 1 cup butter and the powdered sugar on medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in liqueur and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until smooth and spreadable.

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Powdered Sugar

Liqueur

Vanilla

Butter

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Bowl

Cut each cake horizontally to make 2 layers. (Mark side of cake with toothpicks and cut with long, thin serrated knife.)

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Serrated Knife

Toothpicks

Place 1 layer, cut side up, on serving plate; spread with 1/3 cup raspberry jam to within 1/4 inch of edge. Top with another layer, cut side down; spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Repeat with remaining layers.

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Raspberry Jam

Frosting

Spread

Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Pipe frosting on top of cake if desired.

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Frosting

Garnish with chocolate leaves. Store loosely covered.

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Chocolate

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Servings:

3teaspoons

baking powder 0teaspoons

baking soda 237milliliters

butter or margarine, softened 355milliliters

butter or margarine, softened 1leave

Chocolate if desired 4

eggs 631milliliters

Gold all-purpose flour 296milliliters

granulated sugar 158milliliters

milk 710milliliters

powdered sugar 118milliliters

raspberry-flavored liqueur or raspberry syrup for pancakes 237milliliters

seedless raspberry jam 1teaspoons

salt 1teaspoons

vanilla 2teaspoons

vanilla

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 10 dollars.