RASPBERRY SPICE CAKE

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A show-stopping layer cake of moist buttermilk sponge, jam, berries and cream cheese frosting - a real centrepiece

Provided by Sarah Cook

Time 1h15m

Yield Cuts into 12 slices

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

250g pack butter , softened
450g plain flour
140g golden caster sugar
140g light soft brown sugar
5 large eggs
4 tbsp honey
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
½ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp salt
4 tbsp buttermilk
200g raspberry jam
200g raspberry , plus extra to decorate (optional)
200g pack butter , softened
200g pack soft cheese
200g icing sugar , sifted, plus extra for dusting (optional)

Steps:

Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line 3 x 20cm cake tins with baking parchment. Tip all the cake ingredients into a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk until smooth. Divide between tins and bake for 25 mins until a skewer poked in comes out clean. Turn out onto wire racks to cool.
Split each cake in half. Mash the jam and raspberries together, then spread over 5 cake halves, leaving 1 top half free. Sandwich together, with the plain cake on top. Put on a plate and cling film thoroughly. Invert a cake tin on top like a hat and top with 3 x 400g food cans. Leave overnight.
To finish, beat the butter, cheese and icing sugar together, then spread over the cake. Decorate with extra raspberries and a dusting of icing sugar, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 772 calories, Fat 45 grams fat, SaturatedFat 27 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 84 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 58 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 1.2 milligram of sodium