Raspberry Velvet Cake – No artificial color or flavoring
Raspberry Velvet Cake – developed from an outstanding Red Velvet Cake recipe, this beautiful cake is a perfectly moist and tender crumbed cake that would make an ideal birthday cake.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
British Inspired
Keyword
raspberry, velvet cake
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time35minutes
Total Time55minutes
Servings16
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
1 1/4cupssifted all purpose flour
1 1/2cupssifted cake flour
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1 1/2tspbaking powder
1teaspoonsalt
1 1/2cupssugar
2/3cupvegetable oil
1/3cupvegetable shortening at room temperature
1tspgood quality pure vanilla extract
3large eggsUse only the whites for the brightest colour in the finished cake
3/4cupundiluted evaporated milk
3/4cupraspberry puree
Instructions
Make the raspberry puree by mashing fresh or frozen raspberries and pressing them through a fine sieve to remove the seeds. You will need at least 2 cups of raspberries or more to make sufficient puree
Grease and flour 2 nine inch round cake pans and line the bottom with 2 circles of parchment paper.
Sift together both flours, baking soda. baking powder, salt and sugar, Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer beat together the vegetable oil, shortening and vanilla. Beat well at high speed with whisk attachment until light and fluffy
Beat the eggs in one at a time.
Stir together the undiluted evaporated milk and raspberry puree.
Fold in the dry ingredients alternately with the raspberry and milk mixture.
I always add dry ingredients in three divisions and liquid ingredients in 2 divisions. It is very important to begin and end the additions with the dry ingredients. Do not over mix the batter. As soon as it has no lumps in the batter, pour into the two prepared 9 inch cake pans.
Bake at 325 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before turning out onto wire racks to cool completely.
I've frosted this cake with Marshmallow Frosting but any good vanilla frosting is great on this cake. Find the frosting recipe with our Black and White Cake