Cake Recipes Using Freeze Dried Raspberries

Coarsely chopped freeze dried fruit is a good choice for muffin and cake recipes but pulverizing it into a powder is a better option in recipes like my strawberry limemade bars.

Cake recipes using freeze dried raspberries.

As mentioned before i love cream cheese frosting with strawberry cake. You can place the fruit in a ziploc bag and crush it with a rolling pin until it becomes a powder however pulsing it in a food processor is a quicker way if you need. Before added to something pipeable like a frosting or pastry cream i like to put it through a fine mesh sieve to get rid of any large bits that could get stuck in a pastry bag when piping. Here lemon juice and zest brighten the batter and ground freeze dried raspberries give classic cream cheese frosting a natural rosy tint.

During my strawberry cake recipe experiments i tested out a strawberry cake from scratch recipe using freeze dried strawberries. Serve with a cuppa for a perfect mid morning pick me up or freeze for a later date 35 mins. So 1 4 cup of freeze dried strawberries would mean 1 4 cup freeze dried strawberry powder. Use a food processor to grind the freeze dried raspberries into a fine powder.

I use freeze dried raspberry powder. This competition is now closed. You could certainly use regular cream cheese frosting but i decided to add even more strawberry flavor. Whole fruit becomes rehydrated once it s mixed in with the other ingredients so i should think it will taste much like it s fresh counterpart or perhaps slightly.

Once your cake is baked and cooled it s time to slather it in the best strawberry frosting. I absolutely love raspberries but only the real thing no artificial flavorings come close to the amazing flavor of the fresh fruits. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and smooth about 5 minutes. Dried rose petals rose icing and raspberries make for a showstopping decoration 1 hr.

For the strawberry flavor i used freeze dried strawberries. The reason why i love freeze dried raspberries is because all of the water has been removed from the berries making them easier to incorporate into buttercream. The secret to this amazing raspberry frosting is freeze dried raspberries. Strawberry cake from scratch made with freeze dried strawberries makes for a cake full of flavor and a tender crumb.

Pile on whole berries and help yourself. There s so much to love about snacking cakes those single layer confections meant to be sliced into any time of day. Although on the packet there is a recommended amount i use a whole packet for a 10 cake for a tart taste and fill with white chocolate ganache. Floral twist on the classic sponge cake.

I honestly did not think this cake would turn out at all but i was surprised by the texture and the flavor that came through.