Dessert: Spice Cake with Raspberry Filling and Cream Cheese Frosting
The Old World flavor of spice cake is enhanced with juicy raspberries and rich, cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
1 box spice cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups fresh raspberries
1/4 cup red currant jelly, if desired
Fresh mint leaves, if desired
Instructions
Heat oven to 350 °F (325 °F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray bottoms and sides of two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans with baking spray with flour.
Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch rounds. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around side of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla.
On serving plate, place 1 cake, rounded side down. Spread with 1 cup frosting. Sprinkle 1 cup of the raspberries over frosting. Top with second cake, rounded side up.
Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Arrange remaining 1 cup raspberries on top of cake along edge.
In 1-quart saucepan, heat jelly over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Brush melted jelly over berries. Garnish with mint leaves. Store covered in refrigerator.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 16
Amount Per Serving | ||
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Calories 0 | ||
Fat 0 | ||
Carbohydrate 0 | ||
Protein 0 |