RASPBERRY-LACED VANILLA CAKE

Raspberry-Laced Vanilla Cake image

Provided by jak9173

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

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3 cups cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups butter or 1 1/2 cups margarine, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup raspberry liqueur or 1/2 cup raspberry flavored syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup raspberry jam

Steps:

Heat oven to 350.
Grease and flour three 9 incn round cake pans.
Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy.
Beat in flour mixture, milk, vanilla, and eggs on medium speed until blended. Beat 2 minutes longer. Pour into pans.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool ten minutes, remove from pans to wire rack, cool completely.
For frosting beat butter and powdered sugar in medium bowl on medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in liqueur and vanilla until smooth and spreadable.
Cut each cake horizontally to make 2 layers. (Mark side of cake with toothpicks and cut with long, thin, serrated knife.) Place 1 layer, cut side up, on serving plate; spread with 1/3 cup raspberry jam to within 1/4 inch of edge. Top with another layer, cut side down, spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Repeat with remaining layers.
Frost side and top of cake. Pipe remaining frosting on top of cake, if desired. Garnish with fresh raspberries, if desired. Store loosely covered at room temperature.