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Raspberry Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Raspberry Cake with Chocolate Frosting is a cake packed with fresh raspberries and covered in a delicious chocolate frosting.

Raspberry Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Our recipe for Simply Delicious Strawberry Cake has been a huge hit, both on the blog and every time I’ve made it.  As we have a large extended family, I usually have to make 2 cakes for birthdays, and I usually try to make 2 different kinds, so we have some variety. 

So for Baby Girl’s 2nd birthday last summer, I made the strawberry cake and also made a twist on the recipe to create Raspberry Cake with Chocolate Frosting.

I knew that I wanted to pair the raspberry cake with chocolate frosting, since raspberry and chocolate are such a delicious combination.  I was please that this cake turned out just as moist as the strawberry cake.  It was so good!

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Can you put fresh raspberries in a cake?  Can you use frozen raspberries in a cake?

Definitely!  That’s precisely what we’ve done here.  This recipe can be made with fresh raspberries, or even frozen raspberries.  If you’re using frozen, make sure that you let the raspberries thaw first.  If the raspberries are still frozen it will change the cooking time, and may cause your cake to fail.

Using real raspberries in this cake gives extra moisture to the cake, and adds a ton of flavor.

How long do fresh raspberries last in a cake?

This cake should be eaten within 2-3 days of making it, in order to make sure that it’s fresh.

But really, how long is this fabulous cake going to last at your house, anyway?  I know at my house it would be gobbled up in plenty of time!

What are raspberries good with?

Raspberries pair well with a variety of flavors, including lemon (like in our Raspberry Lemonade Popsicles), cinnamon (like in these Fresh Raspberry Muffins), mint, and other berries (like in our Very Berry Coffeecake).  But we love the combination of raspberries and chocolate the best, which is why we paired this with a chocolate frosting, and why we also love our Chocolate Dipped Raspberry S’mores recipe.

 

Yield: 12 Slices

Raspberry Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Raspberry Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Raspberry Cake with Chocolate Frosting is a cake packed with fresh raspberries and covered in a delicious chocolate frosting.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

For the Cake

  • 1 white cake mix
  • 3 oz box of raspberry gelatin
  • 12 oz fresh or frozen raspberries, pureed
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup oil

For the Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2/3 cup cocoa
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 round 9" cake pans and line with greased parchment paper (or flour them). Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix and gelatin. Stir in raspberries, eggs, water, and oil. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
  3. Pour into pans and bake in the center of oven for 20-23 minutes, or until edges are set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  4. Cool in pans for 15 minutes, then cool completely on wire rack before frosting.

For Frosting

  1. Stir cocoa and vanilla into butter. Using an electric mixer, alternate beating in powdered sugar and milk, until mixture is smooth.
  2. Frost cake and serve.

Notes

If you are using frozen raspberries, I recommend allowing the raspberries to come to room temperature, in order to end up with best results.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

12

Serving Size

1 slice

Amount Per Serving Calories 346Total Fat 20gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 12gCholesterol 83mgSodium 110mgCarbohydrates 38gFiber 3gSugar 31gProtein 5g

The nutritional information provided here is not guaranteed to be accurate and is provided for informational (and google) purposes only.

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Lara

Saturday 30th of November 2024

Cake was moist and delicious. I did not strain the raspberries as we didn’t mind the seeds. I loved the frosting but my family thought it had too much of a dark chocolate flavor due to the high amount of cocoa. Next time I will try this with either less cocoa in the frosting or a white chocolate buttercream.

Jamie H

Tuesday 3rd of December 2024

White chocolate sounds delicious! I've actually made it with our Earl Grey frosting before, and that was so good!

Jeannette

Wednesday 31st of May 2023

This cake was great!! A keeper, for sure. Will definitely make it again. Easy, too.

Jamie H

Tuesday 6th of June 2023

We're so glad to hear you enjoyed it, Jeannette!

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Rachel

Friday 22nd of July 2022

I am so happy to find this recipe! Do you deseed your raspberries before adding them to the batter or do you you leave the seeds in them? Thanks.

Rachel

Tuesday 26th of July 2022

@Jamie H, Thank you so much! I am happy I don't have to cook them. :)

Jamie H

Monday 25th of July 2022

@Rachel, you can ask as many questions as you need! I don't mind :) After pureeing and straining, you'll just add in the raspberry puree with the other wet ingredients (eggs, oil, and water), when you mix those with the dry ingredients (cake mix and gelatin). No need to cook first, or mix with anything else. If you are in the middle of a recipe and have questions, feel free to email me at coffeewithus3.jamie@gmail.com so I can answer you more quickly.

Rachel

Monday 25th of July 2022

@Jamie H, May I ask one other question? I put my raspberries in a food processor and pureed them, and then I strained out the seeds. Do I need to mix any sugar or lemon juice in them a cook them down on the stove before I add them to the cake batter? Or, do I just put them straight in the cake batter?

Rachel

Sunday 24th of July 2022

@Jamie H, Thank you so much!

Jamie H

Saturday 23rd of July 2022

@Rachel, if you have a blender that purees really well, there's no need to take the seeds out (something like a Vitamix). However, if you have an older, or less powerful blender, I would puree, and then use a colander to remove the majority of the seeds, since it will give it a nicer texture.

Michele

Thursday 14th of July 2022

I tried this out as a county fair entry this year (they actually have a class for box cake). It won a blue ribbon! Thanks for the recipe.

Jamie H

Saturday 16th of July 2022

That's so awesome, Michele! Thanks for letting us know how it went! Congrats!

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