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The top of a white cake with blackberries and flowers.
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Easy and Moist Blackberry Cake

This blackberry cake is super fluffy and filled with a delicious white chocolate buttercream. It's the perfect cake to make if you have a ton of blackberries and have no idea what to do with them! The fluffy layers of cake are studded with blackberries making this a delicious cake to bring to a spring or summer party!

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs, large
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup yogurt, whole milk
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 6 ounces blackberries, fresh or frozen
  • 2 tbsp all purpose flour, for dusting blackberries

For the White Chocolate Buttercream

  • 1 cup white chocolate chips , melted, about 6 oz
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 cups confectioners sugar
  • 1 tsp cream

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350° F and spray 2 9” baking pans with baking spray or line with parchment paper.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed for 1 minute until fluffy and pale yellow in color.
  • Add in the eggs one at a time, stopping the mixer before each addition. You may have to scrape down the sides-stop the mixer. 
  • In a medium size bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • In a large mixing cup or a small bowl, combine the yogurt and juice. 
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    Add in ⅓ of the flour mixture, and mix on low until incorporated into the mix. Then add in ½ of the yogurt and juice mixture (while still on low). Then another ⅓ of the flour, the last of the juice, and the last of the flour mixture. Stopping to scrape down the sides as needed. 
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    Toss the blackberries with 2 tablespoons of flour so they don’t sink to the bottom of your cake, and CAREFULLY mix them slowly into the batter. You don’t want to break them up so be careful with mixing.
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    Pour the batter evenly into the two baking pans and bake for 30-35 minutes until the edges of the cake are golden brown and break away from the pan- or when the top of the cake feels firm and not jiggly. 

For the White Chocolate Buttercream

  • A glass bowl of white chocolate chips on top of a pot on a stove
    Melt the chocolate over a double boiler or melt in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time. Allow the chocolate to cool before adding to the rest of ingredients otherwise it will melt the butter. 
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and confectioners sugar on medium speed until fluffy. 
  • Add in the cooled, melted white chocolate and mix again on medium speed moving up to high for 30 seconds. 
  • a mixing bowl filled with frosting with a spatula sitting on top of the bowl
    Stop the mixer, scrape down the sides, and add in the half n half. Continue mixing on medium speed until light and fluffy. If you want it thinner, add in another ½ teaspoon half n half until the consistency is where you want it.
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    Frost the cake layers as you wish! For tips on how to do that check out this post!

Notes

Change it up and frost this cake with cream cheese frosting or orange frosting.
You can also make this recipe in a bundt pan. Increase the baking time to 45-55 minutes and make sure you spray the pan really well!
Can be frozen for up to 2 months
You can use fresh or frozen blackberries.
 
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 588kcal, Carbohydrates: 77g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 30g, Saturated Fat: 19g, Cholesterol: 103mg, Sodium: 188mg, Potassium: 128mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 59g, Vitamin A: 861IU, Vitamin C: 5mg, Calcium: 80mg, Iron: 1mg
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