MIXED BERRY CAKE

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Mother’s Day is this Sunday, have you planned on making mom anything special? Whether it be a hearty breakfast or a decadent dessert, mom will appreciate anything made especially for her. This cake is a great choice for Mother’s Day. It’s loaded with 4 different berries, layered between a sweet mascarpone cream cheese frosting, and 4 fluffy vanilla cake layers. I like to make the cake layers 1 day, frost the next day, and serve the following day. Letting the baked cake sit unfrosted for a day will help reduce that eggy taste some cakes tend to have. I actually use this method with pretty much every cake I make. It also helps to break up the work into a 2 days.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the eggs with the whisk attachment until foamy. Then slowly add the sugar as you continue to beat it on high speed.

INGREDIENTS
Ingredients for the cake:

• 8 eggs
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1½ cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp corn starch
• Ingredients for the cream:
• 2 (8oz) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 oz) pkg. mascarpone cheese
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• ¾ tsp almond extract
• 1¼ tsp vanilla
• 2 cups heavy cream
• Ingredients for the syrup:
• 2 cups water
• ¾ cup sugar
• Berries:
• 1½ cups strawberries, chopped
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1 cup blackberries

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Line 2 round (10 inch) cake pans with parchment paper and spray with nonstick spray. Set aside.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the eggs with the whisk attachment until foamy. Then slowly add the sugar as you continue to beat it on high speed.
3. Once the egg and sugar mixture becomes fluffy and airy, beat in the vanilla extract.
4. Sift the flour, baking powder, and corn starch. Then gently fold it into the batter using a large whisk. Don't mix it around too vigorously... You want to retain as much air in the batter as possible.
5. Split the cake batter between the two prepared cake pans and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
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for full instruction please see : simplyhomecooked.com

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