Blackberry Lime Cake
Blackberry Lime Cake – tender cake infused with lime zest, frosted with blackberry buttercream, topped with fresh blackberries and edible flowers.
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE BLACKBERRY LIME CAKE:
3 cups cake flour, spooned and leveled
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons organic lime zest
¾ cup whole milk
¼ cup lime juice
8 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
FOR THE BLACKBERRY REDUCTION:
12 ounces fresh blackberries
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
FOR THE BLACKBERRY BUTTERCREAM:
6 egg whites
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons blackberry reduction
FOR THE ASSEMBLY:
12 ounces fresh blackberries
edible flowers (micro pepper, alyssum and micro mint) washed and dried
INSTRUCTIONS
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE BLACKBERRY LIME CAKE:
3 cups cake flour, spooned and leveled
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons organic lime zest
¾ cup whole milk
¼ cup lime juice
8 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
FOR THE BLACKBERRY REDUCTION:
12 ounces fresh blackberries
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
FOR THE BLACKBERRY BUTTERCREAM:
6 egg whites
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons blackberry reduction
FOR THE ASSEMBLY:
12 ounces fresh blackberries
edible flowers (micro pepper, alyssum and micro mint) washed and dried
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