White Chocolate Raspberry Cake

December 29, 2012 by pictureperfectcooking

I am going a little off-subject here, but most people love doughnuts, especially Krispy Kremes. I LIKE doughnuts, but they are not the first thing I want when I crave a sweet except maybe the raspberry filled ones. Those are my favorite! Then a local restaurant served a white chocolate raspberry cake (not from scratch, but still pretty good) and I wanted to try my hand at making one.

This recipe is not completely from scratch either since it takes advantage of a white cake mix for the cake, but the taste was awesome! It also turned out to be really pretty with the white cake, white frosting and the bright red raspberry jam filling. Yum!

The cake recipe is from Kraft.com and the frosting is from Diana’s Desserts.

For the cake:

1 pkg. (6 squares) BAKER’S White Chocolate, chopped

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix

1 cup milk

3 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam

For the frosting:

4 1/2 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped
1 3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick/3 oz./85g) unsalted butter, softened
Pinch of salt

Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 2 (9-inch) round pans; set aside. Microwave chocolate and butter in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted; cool slightly.

Combine cake mix, milk, eggs, vanilla and chocolate mixture in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Pour into prepared pans.

Bake 25 to 28 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool cakes completely.

For the frosting:

Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler. Stir until smooth. Let cool to room temperature.

Sift the confectioners’ sugar into a medium bowl. Stir in the milk and vanilla. Add the butter and salt and beat until smooth. Stir in the cooled white chocolate. Refrigerate until firm enough to frost the cake, about 30 minutes.

I then split the cake layers in half so I would have more filling to enjoy. Place 1/2 of a layer on to the cake plate and spread half of the raspberry jam and a dollop of frosting. Do this in between each split layer.

Spread the remaining frosting over the entire cake. Chill for about an hour and enjoy!

25 Responses

on December 30, 2012 at 7:48 pm | Reply Six Sisters

WOW! This cake looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it! Thanks so much for sharing it at our Strut Your Stuff Saturday! We want to wish you a Happy New Year! -The Six Sisters
- on December 30, 2012 at 10:13 pm | Reply pictureperfectcooking
  
  Happy new year to you all, too! Thanks for the wonderful comment!
on December 31, 2012 at 3:57 pm | Reply Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

OK. You had me at “white chocolate raspberry”!! Mmmm… Thank you for sharing this recipe with Wednesday’s Adornedd From Above! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
- on December 31, 2012 at 10:13 pm | Reply pictureperfectcooking
  
  Thanks for co-hosting the party this week! Happy new year!
on January 4, 2013 at 5:12 pm | Reply Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust

That’s a gorgeous cake!
- on January 4, 2013 at 10:38 pm | Reply pictureperfectcooking
  
  Thanks!
on January 5, 2013 at 12:24 am | Reply Nancy Pfeifer

This looks so delicious! I hope you stop by to link- http://atozebracelebrations.com/2013/01/tuesday-link-party-4.html
- on January 5, 2013 at 11:09 am | Reply pictureperfectcooking
  
  Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! I will definitely try to link up with your party.
on January 6, 2013 at 8:35 pm | Reply The Dedicated House (@DedicatedHouse)

This looks amazing!!! Thank you for sharing this at the Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
on January 8, 2013 at 7:17 pm | Reply Becky @ Sugar-n-Spice Gals

This sounds and looks so delicious! I love white chocolate/raspberry combo. I’m going to have to try this one out for my upcoming birthday. 🙂

-Becky (Sugar-n-Spice Gals)
- on January 8, 2013 at 8:02 pm | Reply pictureperfectcooking
  
  I hope you enjoy! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
on January 10, 2013 at 12:33 am | Reply Lisa

This looks absolutely amazing! Wow! 🙂 Coming over to visit from Miz Helen’s. Feel free to stop by and link it up with my “Try a New Recipe Tuesday.” I’d love to have you join us. Happy New Year.
- on January 10, 2013 at 8:56 am | Reply pictureperfectcooking
  
  Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and invitation!
on January 10, 2013 at 8:41 pm | Reply Heather Who Needs a Cape?

This cake is SO beautiful! Found you at Miz Helen’s 😉 LOVE LOVE LOVE
- on January 10, 2013 at 11:19 pm | Reply pictureperfectcooking
  
  Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! Please visit again.
on January 11, 2013 at 10:13 am | Reply Miz Helen

What a beautiful cake and I sure wish a slice of it was in front of me right now. Thank you so much for celebrating TWO YEARS with FULL PLATE THURSDAY, I appreciate your visit!
Come Back Soon
Miz Helen
on January 12, 2013 at 5:35 pm | Reply Winnie

It’s beautiful and delicious looking cake
White chocolate and raspberry = wonderful combination!
- on January 12, 2013 at 10:59 pm | Reply pictureperfectcooking
  
  Thanks so much for your wonderful comment! White chocolate & raspberry do go greAt together.
on January 18, 2013 at 7:42 pm | Reply Miz Helen

Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you have a great weekend and enjoy your new Red Plate.
Miz Helen
- on January 18, 2013 at 8:03 pm | Reply pictureperfectcooking
  
  Great! Thanks, Miz Helen!
on January 22, 2013 at 12:10 pm | Reply Ali

Woot! You have been featured this week at Recipe Sharing Monday! The new link party is up and I’d love to see you back. Have a great week. 🙂
- on January 22, 2013 at 8:01 pm | Reply pictureperfectcooking
  
  Awesome! Thanks for the spotlightmandfor hosting.
on February 24, 2014 at 8:39 pm | Reply dianeroark

This cake looks so good!!! I pinned it! Thanks for stopping by and linking up at Saturday Dishes Cakes & Party ideas.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
recipesforourdailybread.com
on February 28, 2014 at 12:32 am | Reply coffeewithus3jamie

Such a pretty cake! Thanks for sharing at Saturday Dishes! I’m pinning this, and hoping you’ll come by and share a couple Asian Recipes this weekend!
on March 1, 2014 at 9:17 am | Reply Featured Cakes This Week | Recipes For Our Daily Bread

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