March 10, 2019

Heavenly Berry Cream-cheesey Cake


This cake is similar to cakes I've had growing up in Utah. The one my mom made for many a family party was called "Danish Dessert Cake".  The other one I had was called "Cheese Cake for a Crowd".  Both of these cakes call for the white cake mix to be prepared in a cookie sheet. Instead I often do 2 round cakes, it's easier to give away one of the cakes that way! I even enjoy doing it in a cheese cake pan because it's less messy that way. If you're taking it to a party, a cookie sheet will go farther. Either way, the important thing is that the sponge itself ends up on the thinner side. 

Ingredients:
1 white cake mix and ingredients listed on the box
2, 8 oz packages cream cheese softened to room temp
4 cups powdered sugar
1 pint whipping cream
2, 16 oz cans raspberry pie filling (or make your own filling which I did and honestly you could probably just use fresh fruit and ditch the sauce and it would still taste amazing)


Directions:
Grease a cookie sheet (11.5x16.5) 
Prepare cake according to package directions. If baking in a cookie sheet, bake it for 20 minutes or until cake tests done. Remove from oven and cool. 
Make whipping cream.
In a separate bowl whip the cream cheese and powdered sugar until fluffy and smooth, fold in whipped cream that you have already whipped into the mixture. Spread mixture onto cake, it’s supposed to be a nice thick layer, the more the better. 
Spread pie filling on top of the cream cheese layer. Add fresh berries on top too for added goodness! Refrigerate until ready to serve. 
This is how I made the berry topping but I doubled it and added extra sugar because it seemed too thin and tart due to the blackberries I also didn’t use fresh lemon juice cuz I didn’t have any:
2/3 cup frozen blueberries
 2/3 cup frozen blackberries
 1/2 cup water 
1/4 cup sugar 
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 
1 tablespoon butter
Combine first 5 ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; gently boil 10 minutes or until sauce thickens. Stir in butter.




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