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:
- 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.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) for about 5 minutes before baking the cake.
- Combine the eggs and sugar in the bowl of the electric mixer. Beat on medium speed for about 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla, yogurt, and oil. Using a wire whisk, stir until well combined.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt over the mixture and fold the dry ingredients gently. Don’t overmix the flour.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let it cool completely at room temperature.
For the Chocolate Frosting:
- 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.
- Combine the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer.
- Sift the powdered sugar and cocoa powder on top. Stir to combine.
- Beat on medium speed for a few minutes until well combined.
- Add the melted chocolate and beat until smooth.
- Refrigerate the frosting for 20-40 minutes, if necessary, until thick enough to spread and pipe.
Assembling the Cake:
- Add the chocolate frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large circular tip.
- Place the first cake layer onto a serving plate. Pipe a layer of chocolate frosting on top and even it out with a spatula.
- 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.
- 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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