Berry Chantilly Cake Recipe for Easter day 2024:- Here is a streamlined recipe for Berry Chantilly Cake that makes use of shortcuts to speed up the preparation process, but still manages to taste like you spent hours in the kitchen!
Berry Chantilly Cake Recipe for Easter day 2024
It is a very special occasion when someone bakes you a birthday cake in your house. The day of your birthday is the most wonderful day of the year when someone bakes you a berry chantilly chocolate cake! Recently, I had the opportunity to spend some time with my son and his family. When I arrived, they had prepared a special meal for me, replete with a birthday cake, because it was just a few days after my birthday. Using ingredients purchased from Whole Foods, my daughter-in-law, Meagan, created her own version of the berry chantilly cake.
There have been numerous references to this cake recipe on the internet for many years, but I had never heard of it before…and oh my goodness, that is really fantastic!
Ingredients
- 1 white cake mix
For the Frosting:
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 8 oz. cream cheese (chilled)
- 1 8 oz. mascarpone cheese (chilled)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract
For Assembly:
- 1/2 cup strawberry jam or jelly
- 1 teaspoon water
- 6 oz. strawberries
- 6 oz. blueberries
- 6 oz. raspberries
- 6 oz. blackberries
Instructions
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Bake the cake, according to package directions, in two 9 inch cake pans. Cool completely
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Prepare the frosting: In a large mixing bowl, beat the heavy cream for 3 minutes, until stiff peaks form.
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Cover and place in refrigerator.
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In a separate large mixing bowl, place the cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
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Beat until completely blended, about 2 minutes. Make sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl halfway through the beating time.
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Fold whipping cream into cream cheese mixture, just until it’s all mixed together.
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Cover and place in refrigerator for at least 15 minutes.
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Clean all the berries and pat dry.
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Add 1 teaspoon water to 1/2 cup strawberry jam. Stir until smooth.
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Place one layer of cake on a cake plate with the bottom of the cake facing up.
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Spread half of the strawberry jam mixture on cake layer. The layer will be thin.
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On top of the jam, spread a thick layer of frosting. Frosting layer should be at least 1/2 inch thick.
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Top frosting with sliced berries.
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Place remaining cake layer on top of the first one, this time with the top up.
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Spread remaining strawberry jam mixture over top of cake.
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Follow with a thick layer of frosting.
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Using a flat spatula, frost the sides of the cake.
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Garnish the top of the cake with more sliced and/or whole berries and fresh mint.
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This cake slices and serves beautifully if it is very cold. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
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Stays fresh in an air-tight cake carrier, in the refrigerator, for up to three days.
Nutrition
See Also: Easy Strawberry Rice Crispy Treats Recipe
HOW TO MAKE
- Prepare the box cake mix, according to package directions.
- Make sure to prepare your pans with nonstick spray, Baker’s Joy, or butter dusted with all purpose flour. Parchment paper can also be used to line the pans.
- Pour the cake batter in two 9 inch cake pans. Bake in a preheated oven and cool completely.
- Prepare the frosting: In a large bowl, beat the heavy cream for 3 minutes, until stiff peaks form.
- Cover and place in refrigerator.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, or bowl of a stand mixer, place the cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
- With the paddle attachment, beat until completely blended, about 2 minutes. Make sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl halfway through the beating time.
- Switch to the whisk attachment and lightly blend whipping cream into cream cheese mixture. This can also be done by hand with a large spatula.
- Cover and place in refrigerator for at least 15 minutes.
- Clean all the berries and pat dry.
- Add 1 teaspoon water to 1/2 cup strawberry jam. Stir until smooth.
- Place one layer of cake on a cake plate with the bottom of the cake facing up.
- Spread half of the berry jam mixture on the first cake layer. The layer will be thin.
- Remove frosting from refrigerator. On top of the jam, spread a thick layer of frosting. Frosting layer should be at least 1/2 inch thick.
- Top frosting with sliced berries.
- Place remaining cake layer on top of the first one, this time with the top up.
- Spread remaining strawberry jam mixture over top of cake.
- Follow with a thick layer of frosting.
- Using a flat spatula, frost the sides of the cake.
- Garnish the top of the cake with more sliced and/or whole berries and fresh mint.
WHAT IS CHANTILLY?
The chantilly cream, which is a sweetened variant of whipped cream, is a French-inspired dessert. Utilising heavy whipping cream or double cream is the most recommended method. Some of the sweetening components that are recommended include pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste, powdered sugar, or castor sugar, which is a type of superfine sugar.
The question of where the name came from is now being discussed! While some sources claim that it originates from Chantilly, France, others assert that it is named after a castle located close to Paris that is appropriately called Chateau Chantilly.
According to a reader who I spoke with, people living in the deep south of the United States claim that the Chantilly neighbourhood of New Orleans is where the cake was first created. It is up to you to decide!