Downeast Raspberry Cake Recipes

DOWNEAST RASPBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Add egg and beat well.
• Combine dry ingredients together.
• Add the vanilla to the milk.
• Add the milk and vanilla mixture alternately with the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture.
• Mix until smooth.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
• Sprinkle raspberries evenly over batter.
• Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.
• For the glaze, mix together the confectioner's sugar, melted butter and cream. Frost in the pan while still warm.

RASPBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Prepare the cake mix according to the package directions.
• Evenly divide the batter between the two cake pans.
• Sprinkle the berries evenly over the batter.
• Sprinkle the sugar over the berries.
• Pour the whipping cream on top.
• Bake at 350F for 1 hour.
• Immediately after taking out of the oven, invert onto serving platters.
• Garnish with berries and whipped cream.

DADDY'S RASPBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the entire bottom and sides of a 9-inch cake pan with shortening on a paper towel. Shake 1 tablespoon flour onto the pan until shortening is covered; turn pan over and lightly tap the bottom to remove excess flour.
• Sift 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• Cream sugar and butter together in a separate large bowl. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla extract and mix for 2 minutes. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture and mix thoroughly. Mix in milk. Mix in remaining flour mixture. Add 1/2 to 3/4 of the raspberries and mix until fully blended; mixture should be light pinkish red to purple in color. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Frost as desired and decorate with remaining raspberries.

RASPBERRY LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x4-inch loaf tin with soft margarine and set aside.
• Cream superfine sugar and butter together with a paddle attachment of a free-standing electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
• Whisk eggs and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until just mixed; do not over-whisk. Beat gradually into the butter mixture until well incorporated. Sift in flour and baking powder, bit by bit, folding after each addition. Set batter aside.
• Puree raspberries, confectioners' sugar, and lemon juice in a food processor until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Separate half of the cake mix into a different bowl and stir the coulis through.
• Put alternating dollops of the raspberry and vanilla batters into the prepared loaf tin using a small ice cream scoop. Swirl both sets of dollops together slightly using the blunt end of a skewer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top of the cake is golden brown and risen and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool in the tin for 5 to 10 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges of the tin and remove the cake, leaving to cool completely on a wire rack.

UPSIDE-DOWN RASPBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Line the bottom and sides of a 9-in. square baking pan with foil; coat with cooking spray. Place 1/2 cup raspberries in pan; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla until well blended. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., Fold in the remaining raspberries. Carefully spoon over berries in pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes. , Invert cake onto a serving platter; carefully remove foil. Cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

RASPBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Oil a deep, 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin and line with baking parchment. Combine the flour and sugar in a bowl. Set aside.
• Mix the oil, yogurt, eggs, vanilla extract and lemon zest in another bowl. Tip in the flour and sugar mixture and fold in until smooth. Gently fold in the raspberries and bake for 30-40 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes, then cool completely on a wire rack. Dust lightly with icing sugar and serve topped with more raspberries, if you like. Will keep for up to three days in an airtight container.