Description
A delightful summer cake combining tart blackberries and zesty lemon for a perfect balance of flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups white granulated sugar
- Zest from 2 lemons
- 1/2 cup freshly-squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 4 large eggs (at room temp)
- 1 cup sour cream (or Greek yogurt)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 16 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1/4 tsp sea salt (for frosting)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream (well-chilled)
- 1/3 cup seedless blackberry preserves
- 1/2 cup blackberry preserves (for frosting)
- 1/4 cup cream (for soaking cake layers)
- 3 cups fresh blackberries
- Edible flowers (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease your 9-inch round cake pans.
- Beat the melted butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3–4 minutes.
- Incorporate the eggs one at a time, whisking well after each addition.
- Stir in the sour cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla extract.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in another bowl.
- Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing gently until no flour streaks remain.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans and smooth the tops.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring them to cooling racks to cool completely.
- Whip the cream cheese until smooth, then add powdered sugar and mix until creamy.
- Mix in the blackberry preserves, lemon zest, and sea salt.
- Whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form and gently fold into the cream cheese mixture.
- Once cooled, slice each cake layer in half horizontally.
- Place the first layer on a serving plate, soak with cream, and spread frosting.
- Repeat with remaining layers and frost the top and sides of the cake.
- Finish with fresh blackberries and edible flowers if desired.
Notes
Consider using frozen blackberries if fresh ones are not available. For a dairy-free option, substitute with dairy alternatives.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 375
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 105mg