Blackberry Lime Cake

Blackberry Lime Cake – tender cake infused with lime zest, frosted with blackberry buttercream, topped with fresh blackberries and edible flowers. A spring cake recipe, sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill.

Fresh blackberries are somewhat underutilized in cake baking, probably because of their large size and high water content. If you take a pack of fresh blackberries and toss them into a silky buttercream frosting, you’ll end up with a sad soupy mess.

Ingredients:

For the Lime Cake:

• 3 cups Bob’s Red Mill Organic Unbleached White Flour
• 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:

Make the Lime Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Butter and lightly flour three 8″ round pans. Line with parchment paper circles.
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Zest limes and whisk into flour. Set aside.
3. In a small bowl, combine milk and lime juice. Stir to combine and set aside for milk to curdle. This is similar to making homemade buttermilk.
4. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high using the paddle attachment. Beat until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
5. With the mixer on low, add eggs one at a time. Mix well after each egg.
6. Add vanilla extract and mix to combine.
7. Add the flour mixture in three batches, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Do not over mix. Stop the mixer and scrape down the bowl and the mixer blade.
8. Divide batter evenly between the three 8″ round pans.
9. Bake for 25-27 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
10. Let cool in pans for 5 to 10 minutes, then remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

Make the Blackberry Reduction:

1. Combine blackberries, sugar and lime juice in a pan over medium heat.
2. Cook 10 to 15 minutes until the juices are bubbly and the berries are soft enough to smash with the back of a spoon.
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