I’m a bit in love with the pink/brown combo of this Chocolate Raspberry Cake!! I made this pretty treat recently to share over on My Baking Addiction while Jamie is spending time with her new baby girl! I love how dramatic and beautiful the cake is, and yet it’s quite simple to create! Start with your favorite chocolate cake recipe, then add layers of delicious raspberry buttercream and fresh raspberries. This cake is perfect for Valentine’s Day and would also be beautiful for most any occasion!
More Cake Recipes To Try
- Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting
- Coconut Pound Cake
- Perfect Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Lemon Bundt Cake
- Caramel Apple Cake
How to Make Chocolate Raspberry Cake
Chocolate Raspberry Cake
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 2 cups sugar 400 grams
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 210 grams
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 64 grams
- 2 tablespoons Dutch process cocoa optional (11 grams)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda 12 grams
- 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 grams
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt 6 grams
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk 240 mL
- 1 cup strong black coffee 240 mL
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil 120 mL
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 grams
Raspberry Buttercream
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 stick
- 4 oz cream cheese 1/2 package
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons raspberry jam preferably pure fruit, no additional sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon milk or cream
- pink food coloring optional
Instructions
Chocolate Cake
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment or in a large bowl with an electric mixer, combine the sugar, flour, cocoa(s), baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix on low until dry ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for about two minutes; the batter will be thin.
- Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
- Frost as desired.
Raspberry Buttercream
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter until smooth. Add cream cheese and beat until fully combined and smooth.
- Add 1 cup powdered sugar and blend. Add 1 Tablespoon of raspberry jam and blend.
- Add vanilla and salt (only add salt if you’ve used unsalted butter)
- Continue blending and add another cup of powdered sugar, and 1 Tablespoon of jam. Repeat with the last 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar and remaining tablespoon of jam.
- Beat until well blended, smooth and fluffy. Slowly add 1 Tablespoon milk or cream and blend another 20 seconds or so. If desired, add a drop of concentrated pink food coloring (or red liquid food color).
- Spread the frosting onto the cake layers using an offset spatula, or pipe the frosting onto the cake layers using a large piping bag fitted with a large round tip.
Notes
- If you have a strong aversion to cream cheese, feel free to replace with an additional 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- This is enough frosting to generously frost the cake as shown (between the layers only).
Nutrition
Happy baking!
Rae says
Sally, could you please tell us where you got the cake stand?
Mary says
I always like to make a “show stopper” for the holidays. This looks like the perfect cake for this. Have to make it for Easter.
Carla says
J’adore… ^___^
Nice to meet you,
Carla.
Chichi says
Looks absolutely delicious. As a chocolate lover im most definitely going to make this
Donna says
Just made the frosting this morning. Absolutely delicious! Hope I can make the cake before I eat all the frosting…..
Deborah says
Thank you, Glory! I’m right here in the US of A, but was confused by the ounces of cream cheese and Tablespoons of butter. Thanks again for clearing that up. I would hate to make a mistake on this lovely recipe!
Deborah says
Is that right, that 1/2 C. (4 T.) additional butter replaces 4 oz. of cream cheese if you want to use all butter in the frosting?? Isn’t 4 T. butter also 4 oz., and equal to 4 oz. cream cheese?
Glory says
Hi Deborah, Please excuse my previous reply, I was thrown off a bit by your numbers. After looking again, yes, the recipe is correct. 4oz of butter is 1/2 cup = 8T = 1 stick. But as I mentioned (in my previous reply), if you are using all butter, either 1 cup (2 sticks), or 3/4 cup would work perfectly fine. American buttercream (this style of frosting) is quite forgiving. I’m not sure if you are in the U.S., if not, maybe you measurements are different than ours. Happy baking!
Sherrill says
How sad am I? ? ? I’ve tried and tried to take a bite, but this darn screen between us is stopping me! This looks absolutely divine! ! !
Shelly says
I am afraid I will have to stop reading your lovely blog posts… sniff… sniff… I keep gaining weight just looking!!! OMG such a marvelous cake 🙂
miss b says
Chocolate and raspberries is the perfect combination and this layered cake looks so impressive too. What a gorgeous cake stand.