White Chocolate Raspberry Dream Cake
A tender vanilla cake layered with bright raspberry filling and finished with a silky white chocolate frosting—perfect for celebrations or any day you want to treat yourself.
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Ingredients
For the cake
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1¾ cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup white chocolate chips melted
- 1¼ cups whole milk
For the raspberry filling
- 1½ cups fresh or frozen raspberries
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water
- For the frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup white chocolate melted and cooled
- 2–3 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional garnish
- Fresh raspberries
- White chocolate curls or shavings
- Mint leaves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each, then stir in vanilla and melted white chocolate until smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients alternately with milk, starting and ending with flour. Mix gently just until combined.
- Divide batter evenly into the pans and bake 25–30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in the pans, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- For the raspberry filling, simmer raspberries with sugar and lemon juice until soft. Stir in the cornstarch slurry and cook until thickened, then cool completely.
- Beat butter for the frosting until creamy, then gradually add powdered sugar. Stir in melted white chocolate, vanilla, and enough milk for a smooth, spreadable texture.
- Level the cooled cakes if needed. Place one layer on a serving plate, spread frosting, then add raspberry filling. Repeat with the second layer and top with the third.
- Cover the entire cake with frosting, smooth it out, and chill for 15–20 minutes. Decorate with fresh raspberries, white chocolate curls, or piped frosting swirls.