Triple Berry Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
This moist and tender Triple Berry Cake is topped with a luscious Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting. It is easy to make and perfect for any summertime celebration!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups flour (+1 tablespoon of flour to toss berries in)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries, raspberries, blackberries (1/2 cup each) [See "Tips" section above if substituting frozen berries.]
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 250 g cream cheese (1 brick or about 8oz)
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 cups icing sugar (confectioners or powdered)
- fresh berries, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla extract, milk and lemon juice and mix thoroughly. Note: If you do not have a stand mixer, you can do this using a large mixing bowl and an electric mixer/ hand mixer.
- Mix the baking powder, flour, lemon zest, and salt in a large mixing bowl and then slowly mix it into the wet ingredients to form a smooth batter.
- Remove the bowl from the stand mixer. Toss the fresh berries in a tablespoon of flour and then fold the berries into the batter with a spatula.
- Transfer batter into the cake pan. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 3 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
For the Icing
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the cream cheese and beat until smooth. Add the butter and beat to combine. Add the lemon juice and icing sugar and mix until everything is combined and smooth. If needed, add a little more lemon juice to reach desired consistency. Spread over cake using an offset spatula. Top with fresh berries if desired.
Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.
Nutrition
Calories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 4gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 269mgPotassium: 91mgFiber: 1gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 706IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 1mg
The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.
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