Layered Raspberry Loaf Recipes

THE BEST RASPBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Spray one 9×5-inch loaf pan with floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pan; set aside.
• In a large bowl, add 2 cups + 2 tablespoons flour, sugars, baking soda, optional salt, and whisk to combine; set aside.
• In a medium microwave-safe bowl or glass measuring cup, melt the butter, about 45 seconds on high power. Allow butter to cool momentarily so you don't scramble the egg.
• To the butter, add the egg, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and whisk to combine.
• Pour wet over dry and stir until just combined; don't overmix. Batter will be somewhat lumpy and don't try to stir the lumps smooth or bread will be tough; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, add the raspberries, 2 tablespoons flour, and toss lightly to combine (coating berries in flour helps to reduce sinking while baking).
• Add the raspberries to the batter and fold very lightly to combine.
• Turn batter out into prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula and pushing it into corners and sides as necessary.
• Bake bread for 45 minutes to an hour. Bread is done when top is set in the middle, slightly domed, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center (if you can find a patch without hitting raspberries) comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.**
• Allow bread to cool in pan for about 15 minutes before turning out on a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.
• Bread will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.

RASPBERRY LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190c/fan 170c/gas 5. Butter 2 x 20cm sandwich tins and line each with a circle of baking parchment. In a large bowl, beat together all the cake ingredients until you have a smooth, soft mixture. Spoon the mixture equally into the two tins, smoothing over the top of each with the back of the spoon. Bake in the oven for 20 mins until golden and the cake springs back when gently pressed. Turn the cakes onto a cooling rack.
• Heat the sugar, 2 tbsp water and Disaronno together until the sugar has dissolved. Leave to cool, about 10 mins. Use a large serrated knife to cut each cake in half. Brush the syrup all over all four pieces of cake with a pastry brush.
• For the filling, whip the cream until it forms soft peaks. Beat the mascarpone and caster sugar in a large bowl to loosen, then fold in the cream and mix together until smooth.
• Spoon a third of the cream mixture over one of the cake halves. Scatter over some of the fruit (you don't want to cover the cake), then sandwich another half on top. Spread with cream and fruit as before and top with another half of cake and more cream and berries. Lay the final cake half on top. Gently press down, then wrap tightly in cling film and leave in the fridge overnight. To stop the cream from melting, this cake needs to be transported to the picnic in a cooler box. At the picnic, carefully remove clingfilm and dust with icing sugar to decorate, if you like.

ICED RASPBERRY LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 4 1/2-by 9-inch loaf pan with cooking spray, line with parchment, and lightly coat again. Stir together flours, yeast, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and the flaxseed. In a separate bowl, whisk together yogurt and butter.
• Beat together eggs, yolks, granulated sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until pale and thick, about 6 minutes. With a large rubber spatula, gently fold in flour mixture until incorporated. Gently fold in butter mixture until incorporated, then fold in raspberries (do not overmix). Pour batter into pan.
• Bake until pale gold and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes, rotating halfway through. Let cake cool in pan on a wire rack 20 minutes. Remove cake from pan; let cool completely on wire rack.
• Make the icing: Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in milk, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Whisk in confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, until icing is thick but pourable (you may not need all the sugar). Pour icing over cake, garnish with raspberries and flaxseed, and let set at least 10 minutes before cutting.

RASPBERRY-LEMON LAYER LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325*F.
• Grease and flour a 9x5x3" loaf pan.
• In a larger bowl, cream together the butter and sugar; blend well.
• Blend in the eggs.
• In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to the butter mixture alternately with the milk.
• Blend well; stir in the lemon juice and zest.
• Pour 1/2 the batter into the prepared pan; carefully spread the jam over the top.
• Pour the remaining batter over the jam, being careful not to disturb it.
• Bake at 325*F.
• for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes in the pan on a wire rack; intvert and cool completely.

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.

SOUR CREAM RASPBERRY SWIRL LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Coat an 8x4 loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Combine jam and nuts in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, stirring with a wisk.
• Combine sugar, butter, lemon rind, 1 teaspoon vanilla, egg, and egg white in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.
• Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Spread half the batter into loaf pan and spoon jam mixture over top, leaving a 1/4 inch border. Spread remaining batter over raspberry mixture.
• Bake for 55 minute or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minute then transfer loaf to wire rack. Combine 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, powdered sugar, and milk in a small bowl. Drizzle over loaf while still slightly warm.

LAYERED PEACH RASPBERRY JELL-O LOAF

Steps:

• Add 3/4 cup boiling water to raspberry gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add 1-1/2 cups ice cubes; stir until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice. Stir in raspberries. Pour into 8x4-inch loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Add remaining boiling water to peach gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add remaining ice cubes; stir until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice. Stir in puréed peaches; pour over raspberry gelatin. Refrigerate 8 hours or until firm.
• Unmold onto plate. Top with COOL WHIP and sprinkles.

RASPBERRY LEMON LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and orange juice; beat until stiff peaks form. Using a long serrated knife, cut cake horizontally into three layers., Place bottom cake layer on a serving plate; spread with about 1/3 cup lemon curd. Top with 1 cup raspberries and 1/3 cup cream mixture; repeat layers. Replace cake top; spread with remaining lemon curd., Frost top and sides of cake with remaining cream mixture. Top with remaining raspberries; refrigerate until serving.