Blackberry Cake Recipe with Lime Curd (video)
This decadent and delicate blackberry lime cake recipe will steal your heart and taste buds! It’s made with vanilla blackberry cake layers, lime curd filling and blackberry whipped cream frosting. Its simplicity is stunning and captivating and let’s talk about those colors! I love the pop of vibrant lime green against the soft purple of the frosting. Topped with juicy blackberries and petite flowers, this is the ultimate spring-time cake!
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Making the Blackberry Cake
For this cake, I made 1 1/2 portions of my ‘Simple Vanilla Cake’ recipe. I have the recipe proportions down below in the ingredient list! I added loads of fresh lime zest straight into the cake batter to add extra lime flavor. And, I also added some whole berries to the batter for more berry flavor! You can use frozen berries for the frosting and cake layers if you don’t have fresh berries.
The Lime Curd Filling
For the filling, I made some home-made lime curd. If you’ve never tried making your own citrus curd at home, you’re in for a treat! It’s super silky and oh-so-good! For best results, use freshly squeezed lime juice and strain it of pulp and seeds before using. Serve the extra curd along with the cake and keep any leftovers in the fridge. It’s also great on toast for breakfast!
The Blackberry Frosting
This berry whipped cream frosting is everything! It’s very light, fluffy and fruity and it holds its shape so it’s great for cake decorating! For this blackberry cake, I used blackberry sauce instead of the raspberry sauce I used in the original video recipe.
More Recipes!
Enjoyed this berry cake recipe? Check out some of my other recipes you’re sure to enjoy!
- Coconut Key Lime Pie – the most delicious pie ever, with zesty lime filling, coconut crust and coconut whipped cream!
- Coconut Lime Macarons – the most delicious combo of coconut and lime, with lime buttercream and lime curd!
- Raspberry Lemon Cake – with raspberry cake layers and lemon curd filling!
- ‘Summer Sangria Cake’ loaded with fresh summer fruit!
- Maple Berry Cake – no sugar in this cake recipe, just pure maple syrup! With mascarpone whipped cream frosting and loads of berries!
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Supplies/Tools
Need some supplies to make this recipe? You can get them here (Amazon affiliate links):
- I love this sturdy zester for limes or lemons or even cheese!
- Get a set of glass mixing bowls for prepping ingredients and mixing batter.
- This classic Ateco cake turntable is a must for all cake bakers!
- Use this set of jumbo cake decorating tips, along with disposable pastry bags to decorate the cake.
- And, you’ll get the smoothest and most level cake using these off-set spatulas and this bench scrapper.
Blackberry Cake Recipe with Lime Curd (video)
Ingredients
For Vanilla Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups milk, lukewarm
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- zest from 2 limes
For Lime Curd:
- 2 whole eggs, plus 4 egg yolks
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup fresh lime juice, strained of pulp
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water
- green food coloring, optional
For Frosting:
- 1 cup blackberries
- 1/3 cup white granulated sugar
- 8 oz mascarpone or cream cheese, softened at room temp
- 1 cup white chocolate chips, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups heavy cream, chilled
- 1 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
- purple food coloring
Instructions
- Prepare the cake layers first. Preheat oven to 350F/177C. Prepare three, 8-inch cake rounds with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, beat together softened butter, sugar and vanilla for a few minutes until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat for 2 to 3 minutes until creamy and smooth. Next, pour in the milk (I recommend using warm milk).
- In a separate bowl, combine all the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder and salt. Sift the dry ingredients into the cake batter and whisk by hand to avoid over-mixing the batter. Add the lime zest and stir again. Divide the cake batter evenly between the prepared pans and add 6 to 8 whole blackberries onto each layer. Bake in preheated oven for 28 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the layers to cool completely, then level off the tops using a long serrated knife.
- While the layers are baking, prepare the lime curd. In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, egg yolks and sugar. Whisk vigorously for 3 to 4 minutes until the mixture is light and ribbons off the whisk; a hand mixer works well here, too. Strain the freshly squeezed lime juice of pulp, then add to the mixture. In a small ramekin, combine the cornstarch and water, then add the slurry to the mix. Add a few drops of green food coloring, if desired.
- Pour the lime curd base into a medium-sized saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, until the curd thickens. As it cooks, it will start to form clumps; use a whisk to break up any clumps. The curd is ready when it holds its shape on the back of a spatula. Remove the lime curd from heat, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely cooled.
- Prepare one portion of the ‘Berry Whipped Cream Frosting’ using 1 cup blackberries in place of the raspberries as shown in the video recipe. Place a few cups of the frosting into a piping bag tipped with a simple round tip or a French star tip.
- To assemble the cake, spread a bit of frosting onto each layer, then pipe a generous barrier border of frosting around the edge; this will keep the lime curd from coming out the sides of the cake. Add a generous amount of lime curd into the center, then top with next layer. Frost the top and sides of the cake, then garnish the top with dollops of cream, fresh blackberries and small flowers, if desired. Keep cake refrigerated if not serving right away.
Love this gorgeous cake ? thank you for the recipe ?
I am absolutely in love with cake and can’t wait to try this recipe! Thank you so much for the recipe!
Tried this receipe all went fine but the whipped cream got softened halfway through piping ? cake tasted very gud. Black berry preserve came out well and also whipping cream yum ?
I’m so glad you were still able to enjoy the cake! Next time when that happens, just place it into the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes 🙂
Hi Tatyana,
I have your book . I am also from Eastern Europe, more exact Romania.
I am puzzled to why in all of your fillings, you are using condensed milk?
I never remembered my mother using condensed milk in any of her recipes?
Please explain.
Thank you, Michelle
Hi Michelle! Thank you for purchasing my book! I hope you’ve had the chance to try some recipes. My mom always, always used condensed milk (Ukrainian) – it was like in every cake. There are some recipes that you can substitute with other things if you don’t like.
Hi Tatyana,
Do you think I can make two tier cake with this recipe? Will it work with stacked cakes?
Hi! Yes, this cake will be great as a stacked cake, too. Make sure to insert straws or dowels to hold up the structure of the cake!
Hi Tatyana,
Planning to make this gorgeous cake as a surprise for my dad’s birthday. It will be my first ever cake attempt and I will be prepping all the parts in secret while he is away at work. Thinking I will bake the vanilla cakes and make my curd the day before and store both at room temp. Then make the frosting, build and decorate the day of.
Do you have any storage suggestions for storing my cake? Is it okay to make my curd in advance? Should it go in the fridge?
Thanks again,
Katie
Hi Katie! That is so sweet of you! I’m sure he’s going to love the cake! For the lime curd, you should store it in the refrigerator. For the cake layers, first let them cool down completely, then wrap them will with plastic wrap. The best way to store them is actually in the freezer, they will retain their moisture the best in the freezer. You can take them out of the freezer an hour before assembly. Good luck and let me know if you need any additional help! 🙂
Hey! I plan on making this cake this weekend but my piping tips are quite a bit smaller than yours, any tips? Or should I bite the bullet and go and snag some large piping tips if they’re available? This will be my first attempt at one of your cakes and I ordered your European Cake book!!! I’m so very excited, your cakes are so aesthetically pleasing to the eyes, I don’t enjoy lime or blackberries but I look forward to taking on the challenge because it’s pretty to look at!
Thank you!
Hi Faith! Thank you so much for purchasing my cookbook. I hope you enjoy and love all the recipes! 🙂
If you’re planning to do a lot of cake decorating, I would recommend getting larger piping tips. I get mine on Amazon. Try searching for ‘large piping tips’ and you should see a few different sets. They’re so fun to use, too!
Have fun baking and I hope you love this one! The combination of berries and lime tastes amazing, especially for spring and summer!