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Blackberry Lavender Naked Cake with Lemon White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

There’s something about berries and lavender that feels like poetry on a plate. Pair them with lemon, white chocolate, and a tender vanilla cake, and you don’t just have dessert—you have a celebration in layers.

Prep

5m

Cook

43m

Total

48m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Bake the Cake Layers

1.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line two 8-inch round cake pans with parchment.

2.

In a large bowl, beat together the oil, yogurt, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and buttermilk until smooth.

3 sticks Salted butter

1/2 cup Plain Greek yogurt

3 large Eggs

2 cups Granulated sugar

1 tbsp Vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups Buttermilk

3.

Sift in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just combined.

3 3/4 cups All-purpose flour

1 tsp Baking soda

1 tsp Baking powder

1 tsp Kosher salt

4.

Divide batter evenly between pans. Bake 30–35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

5.

Let cakes cool 5 minutes in pans before transferring to a wire rack. Cool completely.

Make the Jam

1.

Add blackberries, honey, lemon juice, and lavender to a medium saucepan.

6 cups Blackberries

1/2 cup Honey

1 tbsp Lemon juice

1–2 tsp Dried lavender

2.

Bring to a boil, then mash berries with a fork or potato masher.

3.

Simmer 5–8 minutes, until thickened by about one-third. Remove from heat and let cool.

Prepare the Frosting

1.

Beat butter and powdered sugar together until light and fluffy.

1 cup Unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar

2.

Mix in melted white chocolate until smooth.

8 oz White chocolate

3.

Add cream cheese, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Beat until creamy and well blended.

8 oz Cream cheese

1 Lemon zest

1 Lemon juice

Assemble the Cake

1.

Slice each cake in half horizontally to make 4 layers.

2.

Place one layer on a serving plate, spread with frosting, then add about ¼ cup jam. Repeat with remaining layers.

3.

Lightly frost the outside of the cake for a “naked” look.

For

12

M

I

Cake

1

cup

Unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

2

sticks

Unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

1/2

cup

Plain Greek yogurt

3

large

Eggs

2

cups

Granulated sugar

1

tbsp

Vanilla extract

1 1/2

cups

Buttermilk

3 3/4

cups

All-purpose flour

1

tsp

Baking soda

1

tsp

Baking powder

1

tsp

Kosher salt

Blackberry Lavender Jam

6

cups

Blackberries, fresh or frozen

1/2

cup

Honey

1

tbsp

Lemon juice

1–2

tsp

Dried lavender

Lemon White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

3

sticks

Salted butter, room temperature

1 1/2

cups

Powdered sugar

8

oz

White chocolate, melted and cooled

8

oz

Cream cheese, 1 block, softened

1

Lemon zest, zest of 1 lemon

1

Lemon juice, juice of 1 lemon

Notes

Chill the cake for thirty minutes before serving. This gives the frosting a chance to set and makes slicing much easier. | Serve slices slightly chilled with hot tea, sparkling lemonade, or even champagne if you’re celebrating. | Store covered in the fridge for up to 3 days. Let it rest at room temperature for 15 minutes before slicing for the best texture. | You can bake and freeze the cake layers (tightly wrapped) for up to 2 months. Frost and assemble the day you plan to serve. | Any leftover jam is a gift in itself. Spoon it over yogurt, swirl it into oatmeal, or enjoy it on warm sourdough toast.

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Blackberry Lavender Naked Cake with Lemon White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

There’s something about berries and lavender that feels like poetry on a plate. Pair them with lemon, white chocolate, and a tender vanilla cake, and you don’t just have dessert—you have a celebration in layers.

Prep

5m

Cook

43m

Total

48m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Bake the Cake Layers

1.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line two 8-inch round cake pans with parchment.

2.

In a large bowl, beat together the oil, yogurt, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and buttermilk until smooth.

3 sticks Salted butter

1/2 cup Plain Greek yogurt

3 large Eggs

2 cups Granulated sugar

1 tbsp Vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups Buttermilk

3.

Sift in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just combined.

3 3/4 cups All-purpose flour

1 tsp Baking soda

1 tsp Baking powder

1 tsp Kosher salt

4.

Divide batter evenly between pans. Bake 30–35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

5.

Let cakes cool 5 minutes in pans before transferring to a wire rack. Cool completely.

Make the Jam

1.

Add blackberries, honey, lemon juice, and lavender to a medium saucepan.

6 cups Blackberries

1/2 cup Honey

1 tbsp Lemon juice

1–2 tsp Dried lavender

2.

Bring to a boil, then mash berries with a fork or potato masher.

3.

Simmer 5–8 minutes, until thickened by about one-third. Remove from heat and let cool.

Prepare the Frosting

1.

Beat butter and powdered sugar together until light and fluffy.

1 cup Unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar

2.

Mix in melted white chocolate until smooth.

8 oz White chocolate

3.

Add cream cheese, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Beat until creamy and well blended.

8 oz Cream cheese

1 Lemon zest

1 Lemon juice

Assemble the Cake

1.

Slice each cake in half horizontally to make 4 layers.

2.

Place one layer on a serving plate, spread with frosting, then add about ¼ cup jam. Repeat with remaining layers.

3.

Lightly frost the outside of the cake for a “naked” look.

For

12

M

I

Cake

1

cup

Unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

2

sticks

Unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

1/2

cup

Plain Greek yogurt

3

large

Eggs

2

cups

Granulated sugar

1

tbsp

Vanilla extract

1 1/2

cups

Buttermilk

3 3/4

cups

All-purpose flour

1

tsp

Baking soda

1

tsp

Baking powder

1

tsp

Kosher salt

Blackberry Lavender Jam

6

cups

Blackberries, fresh or frozen

1/2

cup

Honey

1

tbsp

Lemon juice

1–2

tsp

Dried lavender

Lemon White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

3

sticks

Salted butter, room temperature

1 1/2

cups

Powdered sugar

8

oz

White chocolate, melted and cooled

8

oz

Cream cheese, 1 block, softened

1

Lemon zest, zest of 1 lemon

1

Lemon juice, juice of 1 lemon

Notes

Chill the cake for thirty minutes before serving. This gives the frosting a chance to set and makes slicing much easier. | Serve slices slightly chilled with hot tea, sparkling lemonade, or even champagne if you’re celebrating. | Store covered in the fridge for up to 3 days. Let it rest at room temperature for 15 minutes before slicing for the best texture. | You can bake and freeze the cake layers (tightly wrapped) for up to 2 months. Frost and assemble the day you plan to serve. | Any leftover jam is a gift in itself. Spoon it over yogurt, swirl it into oatmeal, or enjoy it on warm sourdough toast.

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