Blackberry Cake with Cream Cheese Filling

Recipe Rating:	26 Ratings5
Categories:	Cakes, Fruit Desserts
Collections:	Summer Desserts!
Keywords:	cream-cheese, wine, blackberry, whipped-cream

Ingredients

CAKE
1 box	white cake mix
1 box	blackberry fusion jello, 3 oz.
4	eggs
1	blackberry yogurt, single serving carton
1/2 c	oil
1 c	blackberry wine (i used manischewitz)
1 c	blackberries (fresh, not frozen)
FILLING
8 oz	cream cheese, softened
1/2 c	confectioners sugar
1/2 c	blackberry pie filling (note: my first time making this i couldnt find the pie filling and used blackberry preserves and it was very good)
1/2-3/4 c	sweetened whipped cream
FILLING TOPPER
1 c	blackberries, fresh or frozen (if frozen, drained thoroughly)
TOPPING
	whipped cream frosting (homemade or your favorite packaged... but not the whipped vanilla flavor.)
	large blackberries for decorating (if large, slice the berries in half.)

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Deneece Gursky

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Smokeygirlxo

Member Since Mar 2011

Deneece's Notes:

One of my daughters coworkers whom is like an adopted son to me asked me if i would make him a cake for his 21st birthday. I gave him a choice of three types and this is what he chose. The cake is wonderful and he passed a slice to everyone at work and even the ups delivery guy lol. (who btw told my daughter that i will now have a stalker because of my amazing cake lol) Anyway it has become well loved by both family and friends, not to mention random delivery guys ; )

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Comments from the Test Kitchen:

This recipe is truly decadent. I happened to have a pail of fresh blackberries - thanks to my friends at nearby Boyd Mill Farm - and I couldn't imagine a better way to put them to use than in this wonderful cake! Try it... you'll like it!

Directions

Grease two 9-in round baking pans and flour well.

In large bowl mix cake mix and jello. Add eggs and yogurt.

Pour in oil and wine.

Mix on low speed until moistened, then on medium speed for about 2 minutes or until all is blended.

Pour batter into 2 greased and floured pans, then arrange blackberries on top of both pans of batter. (Berries will sink to bottom while baking.)

Bake in 350 degree preheated oven for about 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.

FILLING: While cakes are cooling, Blend cream cheese and confectioners sugar together until nice and smooth. Add pie filling and mix well. Now fold in the whipped cream until all blended.

Invert first cooled cake onto a cake plate - flat side should be up - and spread the cream cheese filling on top of the inverted cake.

Arrange blackberries on top of the filling. Now place second cake on top of the first - flat side should be touching the cream cheese filling - and push down gently to connect both cakes.

Frost with whipped cream frosting and decorate with remaining blackberries. NOTE: If you prefer, you can use cream cheese frosting, etc.

Slice the cake and enjoy!

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Deneece Gursky Smokeygirlxo

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deb baldwin messinthekitchen

Jul 31, 2011

Deneece, You have out done your self again..What a wonderful cake. Looks like a fairy tail cake..

Karla Everett Karla59

Jul 31, 2011

Deneece , OMG this looks just amazing and I love the blk berry fusion jello and I bet this would be just as delicious , I can't wait to be able to get the chance to make this one !!!

I see another blue ribbon in the making for this one !! :D

Deneece Gursky Smokeygirlxo

Jul 31, 2011

thank you ladies, this was a challenge the friend of my daughters who wanted a birthday cake thinks i am amazing cook so when he decided on a blackberry cake i couldnt just go plain lol it was definitely delicious and i ended up making two. the first one i made just to make sure it was going to be tasty. i made it exactly the same only i didnt decorate it. i just frosted it and put some blackberries on top. then made everyone in the house (7 peeps for 70 to 7) and my two neighbors taste it lol. once i got the thumbs up i made the second one (the one pictured) and was satisfied it would be a big hit! My daughter said it was devoured once it got to jason and the crew at her work place and i have had several people ask me to make it for them also lol.

a blue ribbon..........ahhhhhhhhhhhh i can dream : ) Hugs to you both!

Karla Everett Karla59

Jul 31, 2011

Deneece , your daughters friend is right you are an amazing cook , your great ideas are never ending :D

Karla Everett Karla59

Jul 31, 2011

Deneece , did you put berries in your cream cheese frosting also because your frosting looks purple too and the decorative frosting around the cake is that the same as the filling ? :D

I just want to make sure when I make this cake it looks just like your picture ...well or atleast close hahah:D

Deneece Gursky Smokeygirlxo

Jul 31, 2011

karla i made the cream cheese filling with blackberry pie filling thats what made it purple. the frosting on the cake is canned whipped whipped cream frosting, the purple frosting on the cake is also the whipped whipped cream frosting with blackberry preserves stirred into it. I had to use a large tip on my bag because the chunks in the preserves would get stuck in a smaller tip

Deneece Gursky Smokeygirlxo

Jul 31, 2011

i think the frosting on the cake is appearing purple on here because of the reflection of the decorative frosting and the color of the plate its on. if you look at the slice of cake pic its on a white plate and you can see the frosting is white : )

Karla Everett Karla59

Jul 31, 2011

Thanks Deneece , I checked out the slice picture and you can tell there that the frosting is white , thanks for letting me know about the frosting for the border , once again delicious looking cake !!! :D