What I Love: Raspberry-Laced Vanilla Cake

Hey Beauties!
You know how much I LOVE Raspberry & Raspberry Buttercream right?
Well..
A great way to kick off the Season #2 Premiere of my favorite show Hawaii Five-0 tonight, is to bake this beautiful romantic yummy-filled gorgeous cake called "Raspberry-Laced Vanilla Cake".
It has a little Vitamin A, Calcium & Iron in it and
Here is how to make it below..

Multiple layers of raspberry and raspberry buttercream make this cake a showstopper. For a stunning cake of your own, just follow a few simple techniques!

Prep Time
25 Minutes
Total Time
2:05 Hrs:Mins
Makes
16 servings

Cake:
2 2/3 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2  teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
1 cup seedless raspberry jam

Frosting:
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup raspberry-flavored liqueur or raspberry syrup for pancakes
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate leaves, if desired

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms and sides of 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening; lightly flour. In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; set aside.
In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy. On medium speed, beat in flour mixture, milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and the eggs until blended. Beat 2 minutes longer. Pour evenly into pans.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
In medium bowl, beat 1 cup butter and the powdered sugar on medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in liqueur and 1/2 teaspoon 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 with remaining frosting. Pipe frosting on top of cake if desired. Garnish with chocolate leaves. Store loosely covered.
Makes 16 servings

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens
How-To:
If you only own 2 round cake pans, cover and refrigerate 1/3 of the batter while the other two layers bake. Remove the baked cakes from the pans and wash the pan before you bake the last layer.
Kitchen Tips:
For a quick garnish, top this pretty pink cake with fresh raspberries.
Variation:
Fresh edible flowers make a beautiful decoration to this cake when raspberries aren’t available.

Nutrition Information:
1 Serving (1 Serving)Calories 590(Calories from Fat 270),Total Fat 31g(Saturated Fat 19g,Trans Fat 1g),Cholesterol 130mg;Sodium 420mg;Total Carbohydrate 71g(Dietary Fiber 0g,Sugars 50g),Protein 4g;
Percent Daily Value*:Vitamin A 20.00%;Vitamin C 0.00%;Calcium 8.00%;Iron 8.00%;Exchanges:1 Starch;0 Fruit;4 Other Carbohydrate;0 Skim Milk;0 Low-Fat Milk;0 Milk;0 Vegetable;0 Very Lean Meat;0 Lean Meat;0 High-Fat Meat;6 Fat;Carbohydrate Choices:5;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.


Recipe & Image from: http://www.bettycrocker.com/

Enjoy!
xoxo
Simi