If you ever need the perfect cake for a special celebration– this is it! This Perfect Party Cake is made up of four thin layers of lemon cake layered with buttercream and raspberry. The whole cake is covered in freshly whipped cream and topped with more fresh raspberries. It’s an impressive cake!
The cakes in this recipe turn out perfect. I like to make mine in 8-inch pans rather than 9 as I prefer a taller layer cake. They bake up just right, lemon-scented and all, and they are very easy to turn out onto racks. They are firm enough to be handled easily but delicate enough for a nice, light cake. I always find myself scraping the crumbs off of the parchment paper to attempt to get a sampling of the cake flavor!
This Perfect Party Cake has four layers– because you’ll cut each of your cake layers in half.
The layers slice apart nice and evenly without too much effort at all. I spread my layers with raspberry jam, buttercream and halved raspberries.
The buttercream in this recipe is very good, but it’s also very rich. So I prefer to use freshly whipped cream to cover the exterior of the cake.
I really feel like this is the best way to go. Buttercream all the way around might be a bit too much.
Not being a cake decorator in any sense of the word, I don’t do anything fancy with this cake. If you want to grab a piping bag with a tip, you can pipe some minimal decoration onto the edges and it will look pretty enough! Add some fresh raspberries on top, and you’re good to go!
I first made this cake for a family Easter celebration, and it was devoured by all of my guests. I was right… the whipped cream frosting was the way to go. The buttercream provides all of the richness that is needed within the cake. The actual cake base I think is very, very good. I would repeat the cake base recipe any time. The buttercream is good, but it’s a rich one. I might like to try my Wedding Cupcake Buttercream next time in this recipe to see how it works. I think a lemon curd might work nicely too.
If you’re looking for more recipes to use up fresh raspberries, you might like to try:
Raspberry Lemonade Bundt Cake Sugar Crusted Raspberry Muffins Raspberry- Blueberry Pie Fresh Raspberry- Peach Cobbler Baby Spinach and Raspberry Salad Raspberry Lemon Loaf Chocolate Covered Raspberries
