Raspberry Cake with Chocolate Frosting is a cake packed with fresh raspberries and covered in a delicious 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 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!
- 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
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- 1/3 cup milk
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 round 9" cake pans and line with greased parchment paper (or flour them). Set aside.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cool in pans for 15 minutes, then cool completely on wire rack before frosting.
- Stir cocoa and vanilla into butter. Using an electric mixer, alternate beating in powdered sugar and milk, until mixture is smooth.
- Frost cake and serve.
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I love that deep rich color especially up against the chocolate. Slurp, yum. I’m in!
It’s so good! Especially paired with chocolate!
I’ve never tried out a raspberry cake but I bet this is so delicious! I mean what isn’t good if it’s covered in chocolate frosting? haha!
When I came up with the idea of raspberry, I couldn’t find many raspberry cakes, so apparently they aren’t done often. But it was definitely delicious!
I love raspberry and I love chocolate and I love the cake to frosting ratio you have going on this cake. I could really use a piece of this cake right now.
It was so amazing! Besides making it for my littlest’s birthday, I’ve also made it for our church and everyone loved it!
Love the color of the cake and especially would like a spoonful of the chocolate buttercream, wow!
I wish I had any left to share, but we devoured it!
Chocolate & Raspberry is one of my favorite combinations! YUM!
It’s a great combination!
The color is amazing- I bet it tastes delicious!
Thanks! I was really happy with how it turned out!
Two of my favorites in one! Chocolate and raspberries!
They’re such a delicious combination!
Raspberry and chocolate is a classic flavor combination. This cake looks divine!
Thanks! I loved how it turned out!
I’m not a big raspberry fan, but that color is AMAZING. And the cake looks so rich and moist. Absolutely gorgeous.
It’s so moist! In fact, so moist I had a hard time cutting it decently! SO yummy!
Chocolate and raspberry make such a great combo! This would be an instant hit at my house!
We loved it so much I’ve made it a couple of times now. I took it to church and everyone loved it!
I have never thought of adding raspberries to a cake mix… What great idea. and using gelatin thats clever. I’m so trying this and make lots of flavor variation!!! YUmmmm
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The original is with strawberries, and so good! So when I wanted another “girly” cake for my little one’s birthday, I figured raspberry was a good place to take it!
Oh my this looks amazing. Chocolate and raspberries is one of the best combos!
Thanks! We loved it!
I have quite the confession to make: I’ve never tried raspberry cake!! I know, I know. It’s sad and pathetic of me. But now I totally want to bake this recipe! 😀 Pinning for later–thanks!
Haha– prior to making this I hadn’t had raspberry cake either! So no worries!
I haven’t baked a cake in a really long time, but I WILL be looking for an excuse to make this one! OMG!!!!!!
It was so good I made it again just to take it to church and share! You’ll love it!
YUM! Not typically a fan of Raspberry’s but I might have to rethink some things! Thanks for sharing!
I bet you’ll love it! It’s so good and the chocolate really balances the raspberry flavor.