Best Berry Cream Cheese Cake Recipes

BERRY CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 350.F. Butter or coat an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick spray. Line the pan with a strip of parchment paper that hangs over two of the edges.
• In a large bowl, whisk the brown sugar and eggs until pale and foamy, about 1 minute. Add the sour cream, butter, vanilla, and salt. Whisk until smooth and emulsified.
• Add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda to the bowl. Whisk until well-combined and smooth.
• Use your fingers to break up the cream cheese into teaspoon-size pieces and scatter them over the top of the batter. Fold in the cream cheese and ½ cup (80g) of the berries.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, tap the pan gently on the counter to release any air bubbles, and smooth the top of the batter with an offset spatula. Scatter the remaining berries over the top and sprinkle with the turbinado sugar.
• Bake the cake until puffed and golden, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 45 minutes. Set the cake on a rack to cool for about 15 minutes. Then use the parchment paper to lift the cake out of the pan and set it on the rack to cool completely. Serve warm or at room temperature. (Store the cake, wrapped tightly, in the fridge, for up to three days.)
• Flavor Variations
• Cranberry cream cheese cake: Substitute 1 cup (100g) fresh or frozen whole cranberries for the mixed berries. Fold half into the batter and sprinkle half on top.
• Apricot and berry cream cheese cake: Substitute a combination of 1 cup sliced apricots (170g) and 1/2 cup (80g) berries for the mixed berries. Make sure to save a few slices of apricots for the top.
• Use Another Pan
• Loaf: Fold 1 1/4 cups (200g) berries into the batter and sprinkle 1/4 cup (40g) over the top. Bake the cake in a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan until puffed and golden, and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.
• Round: Bake in a 9-inch round pan until puffed and golden, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes.

SASKATOON BERRY CREAM CHEESE CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
• Whisk brown sugar, 1 1/2 cups flour, oats, and cinnamon together in a bowl; gradually stir in oil until mixture is crumbly. Press half the crumb mixture into the prepared pan; set remaining crumbs aside for topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 10 minutes. Remove crust from oven and cool slightly, leaving oven on.
• Place serviceberries and water in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes; stir in lemon juice. Whisk white sugar and 2 tablespoons flour together in a small bowl; stir sugar mixture into berries and cook until the mixture begins to thicken, about 3 minutes. Allow to cool for a few minutes; pour berry filling over crumb crust.
• Sprinkle cream cheese pieces evenly over berry filling. Spread remaining crumb mixture over cream cheese layer and press gently with a potato masher.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crumb topping is golden and filling is bubbly, about 40 minutes.

MIXED-BERRY CHIFFON CAKE WITH ALMOND CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For almond cream filling:
• Pour half and half into medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean and bring cream to simmer. Remove from heat; cover and steep 15 minutes. Blend sugar and flour in medium bowl. Whisk in eggs, then warm half and half mixture; return to same pan. Add almond paste. Whisk over medium heat until almond paste dissolves and custard boils, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add white chocolate and butter; whisk until melted and smooth. Press plastic wrap onto custard; chill 3 hours. Remove vanilla bean. Beat cream to peaks; fold into custard in 3 additions. Cover; chill at least 6 hours. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.)
• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter and flour two 10-inch-diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Sift flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt into large bowl. Using electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup lukewarm water into dry ingredients; beat in oil, egg yolks, both extracts, and peel. Using clean dry beaters, beat whites in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff but not dry. Fold whites into batter in 3 additions. Measure 4 2/3 cups batter into 1 prepared pan and 3 1/3 cups batter into second pan.
• Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes for thinner cake and 30 minutes for larger cake. Cool cakes in pans on racks 10 minutes. Cut around cakes and turn out onto racks; cool completely.
• Place thinner cake on 9-inch-diameter tart pan bottom. Spread with 1/2 cup preserves, leaving 1/2-inch plain border. Spoon 1 1/2 cups filling in dollops atop preserves; spread evenly. Chill until filling is firm, about 15 minutes.
• Cut larger cake horizontally in half. Place 1 half, cut side down, atop chilled filling. Spread with 1/2 cup preserves, leaving 1/2-inch plain border. Spoon 1 1/2 cups filling in dollops atop preserves; spread evenly. Top with remaining cake layer, cut side down . Cover cake and remaining filling; chill 3 hours.
• For almond cream cheese frosting:
• Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar, and both extracts in large bowl to blend. Beat in 3/4 cup remaining filling. Spread 1 cup frosting thinly over sides and top of cake. Spread cake with remaining frosting, building high rim around top edge. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and chill.)
• Mound berries on top of cake. Brush top of berries with warm jelly to glaze. Serve immediately, or chill up to 6 hours.

MIXED-BERRY CHIFFON CAKE WITH ALMOND CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For almond cream filling: Pour half and half into medium saucepan.
• Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean and bring cream to simmer.
• Remove from heat; cover and steep 15 minutes.
• Blend sugar and flour in medium bowl.
• Whisk in eggs, then warm half and half mixture; return to same pan.
• Add almond paste.
• Whisk over medium heat until almond paste dissolves and custard boils, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Add white chocolate and butter; whisk until melted and smooth.
• Press plastic wrap onto custard; chill 3 hours.
• Remove vanilla bean.
• Beat cream to peaks; fold into custard in 3 additions.
• Cover; chill at least 6 hours.
• (This part can be done 2 days in advance--keep chilled.) For cake: Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Butter and flour two 10-inch-diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides.
• Sift flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt into large bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup lukewarm water into dry ingredients; beat in oil, egg yolks, both extracts, and peel.
• Using clean dry beaters, beat whites in medium bowl until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff but not dry.
• Fold whites into batter in 3 additions.
• Measure 4 2/3 cups batter into 1 prepared pan and 3 1/3 cups batter into second pan.
• Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes for thinner cake and 30 minutes for larger cake.
• Cool cakes in pans on racks 10 minutes.
• Cut around cakes and turn out onto racks; cool completely.
• Place thinner cake on 9-inch-diameter tart pan bottom.
• Spread with 1/2 cup preserves, leaving 1/2-inch plain border.
• Spoon 1 1/2 cups filling in dollops atop preserves; spread evenly.
• Chill until filling is firm, about 15 minutes.
• Cut larger cake horizontally in half.
• Place 1 half, cut side down, atop chilled filling.
• Spread with 1/2 cup preserves, leaving 1/2-inch plain border.
• Spoon 1 1/2 cups filling in dollops atop preserves; spread evenly.
• Top with remaining cake layer, cut side down.
• Cover cake and remaining filling; chill 3 hours.
• For almond cream cheese frosting:.
• Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar, and both extracts in large bowl to blend.
• Beat in 3/4 cup remaining filling.
• Spread 1 cup frosting thinly over sides and top of cake.
• Spread cake with remaining frosting, building high rim around top edge.
• (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and chill.).
• Mound berries on top of cake.
• Brush top of berries with warm jelly to glaze.
• Serve immediately, or chill up to 6 hours.

BERRY CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour bottom and sides of 9 or 10 inch springform pan.
• Combine flour and 3/4 cup sugar.
• Add the butter to the sugar-flour mixture and cut with pastry blender or fork until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• Reserve 1 cup of crumb mixture.
• To remaining mixture, add baking powder, soda, salt, sour cream, one egg and almond extract; blend well.
• Spread batter over bottom and up sides of pan 2 inches (batter should be 1/4 inch thick on sides).
• Combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 egg; blend well.
• Pour over batter in pan.
• Carefully spread preserves over all.
• Combine reserved crumbs and sliced almonds.
• Sprinkle over top.
• Bake 55 minutes or until filling is set.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Remove sides of pan.
• Serve warm or cool.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

SISTER SCHUBERT'S® BERRY CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly mist bottom and sides of a 9-inch spring form pan with cooking spray.
• Remove rolls from pan, keeping all intact. Thaw for 7 minutes at room temperature. Using a serrated knife, slice a 1/3 inch horizontal layer from bottom. Transfer this to a mixing bowl and crumble with hands.
• Slice remaining layer into twelve even wedges. Set ten wedges aside for top of cake. Crumble two remaining wedges and add to bowl of crumbs; add butter and blend. Press crumb mixture into bottom of prepared pan in an even layer.
• In a bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar with a hand mixer until smooth. Add cornstarch and mix to incorporate. Add egg and vanilla and mix until just blended. Spread half of cream cheese mixture over crust into an even layer. Place spoonfuls of fruit filling over cream cheese layer. Gently press ten wedges into fruit and cream layer, leaving space into between each wedge. Pour remaining cream cheese mixture over wedges and spread evenly.
• Bake 30 minutes (cover with aluminum foil if cake begins to brown). Cool 10 minutes. Release cake from pan and cool 20 to 30 minutes. Garnish with berries, slice and serve.