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    Chocolate Raspberry Cake

    Published: Feb 6, 2018 · Modified: Nov 28, 2018 by Modern Honey · This post may contain affiliate links · 10 Comments

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    Chocolate Raspberry Cake. Moist chocolate cake with sweet cream cheese filling, fresh raspberries, and rich chocolate frosting. www.modernhoney.com #chocolateraspberrycake #cake #cakes #cakerecipe

    Chocolate Raspberry Cake

    Rich chocolate cake layered with whipped cream cheese raspberry filling, topped with creamy chocolate frosting and fresh raspberries. 

    Chocolate Raspberry Cake. Moist chocolate cake with sweet cream cheese filling, fresh raspberries, and rich chocolate frosting. www.modernhoney.com #chocolateraspberrycake #cake #cakes #cakerecipe

    Every single year on Valentine's Day, I make my husband a chocolate cake. We have been married for 21 years (this will be the 24th Valentine's Day we are celebrating together) so that's a lot of cake!

    For years, I worked and tweaked to create the ultimate chocolate cake recipe and the Love at First Sight Chocolate Cake was born. This year I decided to mix it up a little and instead of a traditional chocolate cake, I made a Chocolate Raspberry Cake with a Fresh Raspberry Cream Filling.

    Rich chocolate cake layered with whipped cream cheese raspberry filling, topped with creamy chocolate frosting and fresh raspberries. Homemade BEST EVER Chocolate Cake with sweet whipped cream cheese raspberry filling topped with chocolate buttercream and raspberries. www.modernhoney.com

    This Chocolate Raspberry Cake is what dreams are made of. 

    Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, I am declaring it CHOCOLATE WEEK on Modern Honey! I am going to share some of our favorite chocolate treats and desserts, just in time for the holiday.  Is there any better food holiday than an entire week dedicated to chocolate? The answer is NO. 🙂 This Chocolate Raspberry Cake is the perfect start to the week.

    Rich chocolate cake layered with whipped cream cheese raspberry filling, topped with creamy chocolate frosting and fresh raspberries. Homemade BEST EVER Chocolate Cake with sweet whipped cream cheese raspberry filling topped with chocolate buttercream and raspberries. www.modernhoney.com

    I have made a CRAZY amount of cakes in my days.  This chocolate cake ALWAYS turns out. It is so dependable because it is always a winner. The cakes come out beautifully every single time.

    Rich chocolate cake layered with whipped cream cheese raspberry filling, topped with creamy chocolate frosting and fresh raspberries. Homemade BEST EVER Chocolate Cake with sweet whipped cream cheese raspberry filling topped with chocolate buttercream and raspberries. www.modernhoney.com

    How to make a Perfect Chocolate Raspberry Cake:

    Baking is all about ratios and you have to find that perfect balance. Here are some of the most important things I have learned about baking cakes:

    • Even though I am the biggest butter fan in the world, oil just works best in chocolate cakes (in my humble opinion).
    • A high-quality cocoa powder can change the depth of chocolate flavor. If you can use high-quality cocoa powder, it can be a difference maker. I use Callebaut Cocoa (which I find in the bulk section at Winco for a steal of a price).
    • Cake flour does make a difference in the tender crumb of the cake but you can substitute all-purpose flour.
    • Using both baking soda and baking powder gives it the best rise.
    • Buttermilk is a must because it gives it the melt-in-your-mouth texture.
    • Once you add the hot water, the cake batter will be thin. Don't panic. It's ALL GOOD.  It just means that the cake will be extra moist.
    • Don't overbake your cake. You want that moist, tender crumb so watch it carefully.

    Rich chocolate cake layered with whipped cream cheese raspberry filling, topped with creamy chocolate frosting and fresh raspberries. Homemade BEST EVER Chocolate Cake with sweet whipped cream cheese raspberry filling topped with chocolate buttercream and raspberries. www.modernhoney.com

    • My favorite baking pans are these ones -- Wilton 8 Inch Round Pan and USA Round Cake Pan, 9 inch. A flat spatula to frost a cake is essential and is only around 5 bucks -- Wilton Angled Icing Spatula.
    • Whip the cream cheese for 2 minutes before adding the powdered sugar. Keep scraping down the sides of the bowl.  Once you add the powdered sugar, cream for 2 more minutes before adding heavy cream. Whip until soft peaks form.
    • Pick out the largest and most beautiful raspberries for the top of the cake. Use the tasty "rejects" (the most amazing "rejects) for the filling.
    • If you want some extra raspberry flavor, you may spread a thin layer of seedless raspberry jam on the cake layers. You can also make a simple syrup and add a few raspberries in it for extra flavor. This cake is so moist, I don't even have to use simple syrup.

    Rich chocolate cake layered with whipped cream cheese raspberry filling, topped with creamy chocolate frosting and fresh raspberries. Homemade BEST EVER Chocolate Cake with sweet whipped cream cheese raspberry filling topped with chocolate buttercream and raspberries. www.modernhoney.com

    Chocolate Raspberry Cake. Moist chocolate cake with sweet cream cheese filling, fresh raspberries, and rich chocolate frosting. www.modernhoney.com #chocolateraspberrycake #cake #cakes #cakerecipe

    Rich chocolate cake layered with whipped cream cheese raspberry filling, topped with creamy chocolate frosting and fresh raspberries. Homemade BEST EVER Chocolate Cake with sweet whipped cream cheese raspberry filling topped with chocolate buttercream and raspberries. www.modernhoney.com

    Chocolate Raspberry Cake

    Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey
    Rich chocolate cake layered with whipped cream cheese raspberry filling, topped with creamy chocolate frosting and fresh raspberries.
    4.67 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 24 mins
    Total Time 54 mins
    Course Dessert
    Servings 16

    Ingredients
      

    Chocolate Cake:

    • 1 ¾ cup Flour
    • 1 ¾ cup Sugar
    • ¾ cup Cocoa high quality
    • 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
    • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
    • 1 teaspoon Salt
    • ½ cup Oil such as Canola
    • 2 Eggs
    • 1 cup Buttermilk
    • 1 ½ teaspoons Vanilla
    • 1 cup Hot Water

    Raspberry Cream Filling:

    • 1 - 8- ounce pkg. Cream Cheese softened
    • 1 ½ cups Powdered Sugar
    • 1 cup Heavy Cream
    • 12 ounces Fresh Raspberries reserve 6 ounces for the top of the cake
    • ¼ cup Seedless Raspberry Jam optional

    Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:

    • 1 cup Butter softened
    • ¾ cup Cocoa
    • 3 cups Powdered Sugar
    • 3 Tablespoons Cream Half n Half or Milk
    • 2 teaspoons Light Karo Syrup optional for shine

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    • In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. If you have a flour sifter, sift all dry ingredients.
    • In mixing bowl, beat oil, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla for 1 minute. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir until combined. Pour in hot water and mix together. The batter will be liquidy but that's a good thing -- it will create a moist cake.
    • Spray two or three 8 or 9-inch cake pans with non-stick cooking spray. You can use three 8 inch cake pans for this recipe. Pour batter evenly into each pan. Bake at 22-27 minutes. Place toothpick or cake tester in the center of the cake to check if it comes out clean.
    • Let cool before frosting.

    To make Raspberry Cream Filling:

    • In a large mixing bowl, whip cream cheese for 2 minutes, until fluffy, scraping down the sides of
    • the bowl. Add powdered sugar and beat for 2 more minutes. Add heavy cream and beat until soft peaks form. It needs to be thick enough that it will hold its shape once on the cake layers.

    To make Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:

    • In mixing bowl, cream together Butter, Cocoa, Powdered Sugar, and Cream until light and fluffy. You may want to add more cream or milk depending on consistency.

    To assemble cake:

    • Once the cake has cooled and has been removed from pans, spread cream filling over each cake layer (I used three 8-inch pans). Place raspberries over cream layer. Repeat. *If using raspberry jam, spread it on cake layer before adding the cream filling.
    • Frost with chocolate buttercream frosting. Top with fresh raspberries in center of the cake. May dust with powdered sugar.
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    Rich chocolate cake layered with whipped cream cheese raspberry filling, topped with creamy chocolate frosting and fresh raspberries. Homemade BEST EVER Chocolate Cake with sweet whipped cream cheese raspberry filling topped with chocolate buttercream and raspberries. www.modernhoney.com

    This Chocolate Raspberry Cake will knock your socks off! I can't wait to hear all about it. Have a wonderful night, my friends!

    Happy Baking!

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    1. Diane

      September 18, 2022 at 7:05 am

      4 stars
      The cake was very delicious! But I could not get the cream cheese filling to thicken up. I followed the directions, tried the suggestions and tried making it twice but no luck. :(. Very moist cake though!

      Reply
    2. Anne-Marie

      May 22, 2022 at 9:10 am

      5 stars
      Excellent Recipe! It was a hit for my Mother in law's special day. I would recommend a couple slight modifications. If you are using only 2 pans, then halve the cream cheese filling otherwise you'll have too much. Also beat cream cheese filling more so that it can hold up under the weight of the top layer. This way it won't try to escape on the sides.
      Thank you for the great recipe.

      Reply
    3. Andrea

      January 04, 2022 at 5:00 pm

      Can I convert this to a 13x9 instead of 3 layers?

      Reply
    4. Jeannette

      February 22, 2021 at 10:39 pm

      I really would love to make this but all I have is dutch processed cocoa powder. Do i need to make any substitutions for the leaveners or is there enough acidity in the cake already swap the cocoa powders?

      Reply
    5. Heather Foley

      November 17, 2020 at 10:43 am

      Will the filling and/or butter cream keep
      Overnight? So you can make ahead of time? Or is it best just to assemble or it all fresh?

      Reply
    6. Bridget murphy

      January 28, 2020 at 7:07 pm

      I made this cake for my friend's third year of sobriety. It was amazing and I've had to make it a couple more times for my AA ladies with birthdays. It is an amazing cake! Thank u sooo much!

      Reply
    7. Amber

      December 28, 2019 at 12:04 am

      5 stars
      I made this cake for Christmas and it was a big hit. Beautiful and delicious!

      Reply
    8. Yana

      July 27, 2019 at 7:10 am

      5 stars
      This is the best recipe I've ever made- everything turned out exactly as written. I did a double portion as a I made a bigger cake (11-12inches pan) and it turned out amazing. I did this recipe for my children's birthday party and everybody enjoyed it. It took me 4 hours during the night, but it was worth it. Thank you very much!

      Reply
    9. Jennifer

      May 21, 2019 at 2:23 pm

      4 stars
      I think for the filling you could put 1/2 cup heavy cream. It was too thin! I had to keep adding icing sugar to thicken it.

      Reply
    10. Kait

      April 03, 2019 at 7:47 am

      5 stars
      This turned out great!! It is delicious.

      Reply

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