White Layer Cake with a Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake center layer and a Raspberry Cream Frosting

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This is a combination layer cake with a moist tender crumb white cake with a creamy raspberry swirl cheesecake middle layer. It's finished off with a raspberry cream frosting for a really special cake. You must plan ahead though as the cheesecake layer is baked and frozen before the cake is made. The cheesecake can be done a few days in advance so it's waiting in the freezer for when your ready to make the cake.

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Ingredients

4120 mins
14 servings
  1. For Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake
  2. 16 ouncescream cheese, at room temperature
  3. 2/3 cupgranulated sugat
  4. 2large eggs at room temperature
  5. 1/8 teaspoonsalt
  6. 2/3 cupsour cream, at room temperature
  7. 1/2 cupseedless raspberry jam
  8. 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  9. 3/4 cupfresh raspberries, cut in half
  10. For The White Cake
  11. 1 cupwhole milk
  12. 6large egg whites
  13. 1 1/2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
  14. 2 1/4 cupscake flour
  15. 4 teaspoonsbaking powder
  16. 1 3/4 cupgranulated sugar
  17. 1 teaspoonsalt
  18. 3/4 cuproom temperature butter (1 1/2 sticks)
  19. For The Raspberry Cream Frosting
  20. 2 cupsheavy whipping cream
  21. 8 ouncesroom temperature cream cheese
  22. 1 1/2 cupsconfectioner's sugar
  23. 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  24. 1/3 cupseedless raspberry jam
  25. For Garnish
  26. as neededfresh raspberries
  27. as neededdark and white chocolate shavings

Cooking Instructions

4120 mins
  1. 1

    Make the Raspberry Cheesecake

  2. 2

    Preheat the oven to 325. Spray a 9 inch springform pan with bakers spray. Line a baking sheet with foil.

  3. 3

    Beat the cream cheese and sugar nail smooth

  4. 4

    Add eggs one at a time and beat in, beat in salt and vanilla

  5. 5

    Fold in sour cream until well blended

  6. 6

    Gently fold in fresh raspberry halfs

  7. 7

    Pour into prepared springform pan. Drop 3 mounds of raspberry jam on top of cheesecake. Using a butter knife or skewer swirl jam through batter

  8. 8
  9. 9

    Place cheesecake on foil lined baking sheet and bake 50 to 60 minutes until just slightly jiggly in center. Cool completely on rack until room temperature then wrap entire pan in plastic wrap and frees until hard at least 4 hours or overnight

  10. 10

    Make Cake

  11. 11

    Preheat oven to 350. Spray 2 - 9 inch cake pans well with bakers spray

  12. 12

    In a large bowl whisk together milk, egg whites and vanilla

  13. 13

    In another large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt

  14. 14

    Add butter to flour mixture and beat on low until its a crumbly mixture

  15. 15

    Add 1/2 of the milk mixture and beat until smooth

  16. 16

    Add remaining ingredients milk mixture and beat until well blended

  17. 17

    Pour evenly into prepared pans and bake 25 to 30 minutes until a toothpick comes out just clean. Cool on racks 20 minutes. Then remove and cool completely

  18. 18
  19. 19

    Make Filling and Frosting

  20. 20

    Beat cream until it holds soft peaks in a large bowl

  21. 21

    In another bowl beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and jam until smooth

  22. 22

    Add 1/3 of cream cheese mixture to whipped cream and beat in until its holding its shape

  23. 23

    Fold on remaining Icream cheese mixture in two additions until well blended

  24. 24

    Assemble Cake

  25. 25

    Place one cake layer bottom up on serving plate.

  26. 26

    Apply a thin layer of filling

  27. 27

    Remove cheesecake from freezer and then pan by running a thin knife around pan and releasing sides. Carefully put a spatula under cheesecake to remove springform bottom plate and place on cake layer, bottom flat side facing up.

  28. 28
  29. 29

    Top cheesecake with a thin layer of filling

  30. 30

    Place second cake layer on cheesecake layer

  31. 31

    Frost entire cake

  32. 32

    Decorate with fresh raspberries and dark and white chocolate shavings. Keep cake refrigerated but be sure the cheesecake layer has defrosted before serving. About 4 hours should set the frosting and thaw the cheesecake. Let slices stand at room temperature for about 10 minutes for best flavor.

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“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.
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