Fluffy Vanilla Cake with Chocolate and Jam - Baking Cherry

Fluffy Vanilla Cake with Chocolate and Jam

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Fluffy vanilla cake with chocolate and jam. Learn how to make this delicious vanilla cake with a creamy chocolate frosting and your favorite jam. You can try different flavors, like strawberry jam, raspberry, blackberry, apricot, pineapple, orange jam, you name it!

Prep time: 30mins | Cook time: 30mins | Yield: 8-10 servings

Ingredients:
For the Vanilla Cake:
  • 2 Large eggs at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup (150g) Granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp (5g) Vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup (120g) Plain yogurt at room temperature
  • 1/3 cup (75g) Vegetable oil (any flavorless vegetable oil like canola, corn, sunflower)
  • 1 1/4 cups (150g) All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp (4g) Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp (3g) Baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp (1g) Salt
For the Chocolate Frosting:
  • 220g (about 1 1/2 cups) Semi-sweet chocolate, chopped or chips
  • 1/3 cup (75g) Unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups (340g) Full fat cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 tsp (5g) Vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups (160g) Powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup (22g) Unsweetened cocoa powder
For the Jam Filling:
  • 2/3 cup (200g) of jam (I’m using pineapple jam, but you can use strawberry jam, raspberry, blackberry, apricot, orange jam, you name it)
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Directions:
For the Vanilla Cake:
  1. Line a 7in (18cm) round pan with parchment paper. Since we’re using just one pan, make sure to use a deeper cake pan (3in or 7,5cm deep). Set it aside.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) for about 5 minutes before baking the cake.
  3. Combine the eggs and sugar in the bowl of the electric mixer. Beat on medium speed for about 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
  4. Add the vanilla, yogurt, and oil. Using a wire whisk, stir until well combined.
  5. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt over the mixture and fold the dry ingredients gently. Don’t overmix the flour.
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
  7. Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  8. Let it cool completely at room temperature.
For the Chocolate Frosting:
  1. Melt the chocolate using a double boiler or microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval until smooth. Let it cool at room temperature for a few minutes.
  2. Combine the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer.
  3. Sift the powdered sugar and cocoa powder on top. Stir to combine.
  4. Beat on medium speed for a few minutes until well combined.
  5. Add the melted chocolate and beat until smooth.
  6. Refrigerate the frosting for 20-40 minutes, if necessary, until thick enough to spread and pipe.
Assembling the Cake:
  1. Add the chocolate frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large circular tip.
  2. Place the first cake layer onto a serving plate. Pipe a layer of chocolate frosting on top and even it out with a spatula.
  3. Place the second cake layer on top and pipe a border layer of frosting just on the edges of the cake, about 1/2 inch high. Fill the layer with jam.
  4. Place the top of the cake, cover the entire cake with a thin layer of frosting, and use the remaining frosting to decorate, using a 1M piping tip.

Keep the cake refrigerated until serving time.

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Fluffy vanilla cake with chocolate and jam. Learn how to make this delicious vanilla cake with a creamy chocolate frosting and your favorite jam. You can try different flavors, like strawberry jam, raspberry, blackberry, apricot, pineapple, orange jam, you name it!